Where does “ghibli” come from?

ghibli (English) comes from Italian ghibli, from Arabic قِبْلِيّ, from Arabic قِبْلَة — which is opposite.

ghibli (English): sirocco

Definitions

  1. sirocco

Ancestry of “ghibli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianghibliscirocco
2Arabicقِبْلِيّcoming from the qibla
3Arabicقِبْلَةwhich is opposite
Every word from Arabic قِبْلَة →Every word from Arabic قِبْلِيّ →Every word from Italian ghibli →