Where does “ghibli” come from?
ghibli (Italian) comes from Arabic قِبْلِيّ, from Arabic قِبْلَة — which is opposite.
ghibli (Italian): scirocco
Ancestry of “ghibli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قِبْلِيّ | coming from the qibla |
| 2 | Arabic | قِبْلَة | which is opposite |
Words derived from “ghibli”