Where does “ġema'” come from?

ġema' (Maltese) comes from Arabic جَمَعَ, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

ġema' (Maltese): to collect; to gather

Definitions

  1. to collect; to gather

Ancestry of “ġema'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجَمَعَto unite, to reconcile; to gather; to collect,...
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic جَمَعَ →