Where does “Ħaż-Żabbar” come from?
Ħaż-Żabbar (Maltese) comes from Maltese ħal, from Arabic حال, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Ancestry of “Ħaż-Żabbar”, step by step
Ħaż-Żabbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese ħal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | ħal | state, condition |
| 2 | Arabic | حال | to change, to be transformed; to shift, to turn,... |
| 3 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 4 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 5 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Maltese żabbar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | żabbar | — |