Where does “ħaġeb” come from?

ħaġeb (Maltese) comes from Arabic حَاجِب, from Arabic حَجَبَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

ħaġeb (Maltese): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “ħaġeb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحَاجِبconcealing, covering, eyebrow; gatekeeper
2Arabicحَجَبَto conceal, to hide, to screen; to veil, to...
3ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic حَجَبَ →Every word from Arabic حَاجِب →