Where does “ġawhra” come from?

ġawhra (Maltese) comes from Arabic جَوْهَر, from Persian گوهر, from Middle Persian gwhl, from Old Persian gauθra.

ġawhra (Maltese): a jewel; a piece of jewellery; a precious...

Definitions

  1. a jewel; a piece of jewellery; a precious...

Ancestry of “ġawhra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَوْهَرgem, jewel; jewel, pearl; jewels
2Persianگوهرjewel; gem; pearl
3Middle Persiangwhlsubstance, essence, nature; jewel; stock, lineage
4Old Persiangauθra—
Every word from Old Persian gauθra →Every word from Middle Persian gwhl →Every word from Persian گوهر →