Where does “ħakma” come from?

ħakma (Maltese) comes from Arabic حكمة, from Arabic حكم — to exercise authority, command, bid, to rule, to...

ħakma (Maltese): rule

Definitions

  1. rule

Ancestry of “ħakma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحكمةverbal noun of حَكُمَ; wisdom; knowledge
2Arabicحكمto exercise authority, command, bid, to rule, to...
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