Where does “ġewwenija” come from?

ġewwenija (Maltese) comes from Maltese -a, from Arabic ـَة — feminine marker, also used to mark language names...

ġewwenija (Maltese): conscience

Definitions

  1. conscience

Ancestry of “ġewwenija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltese-aUsed to form the feminine forms of most nouns and adjectives
2Arabicـَةfeminine marker, also used to mark language names...
Every word from Arabic ـَة →Every word from Maltese -a →