Where does “ħalef” come from?

ħalef (Maltese) comes from Arabic حلف, from Arabic حَلْف — swearing.

ħalef (Maltese): to swear, to take an oath

Definitions

  1. to swear, to take an oath

Ancestry of “ħalef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحلفto swear; to make swear, to put to oath, to swear...
2Arabicحَلْفswearing
Every word from Arabic حَلْف →Every word from Arabic حلف →
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