Where does “ħammar” come from?

ħammar (Maltese) comes from Arabic حمر, from Aramaic חֵימָרָא, from Aramaic ח־מ־ר.

ħammar (Maltese): to redden

Definitions

  1. to redden

Ancestry of “ħammar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحمرto redden, to color or dye red; to roast; to fry
2Aramaicחֵימָרָא—
3Aramaicח־מ־ר—
Every word from Aramaic ח־מ־ר →Every word from Aramaic חֵימָרָא →Every word from Arabic حمر →
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