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Where does “ħanżira” come from?

ħanżira (Maltese) comes from Arabic خِنْزِيرَة.

ħanżira (Maltese): female equivalent of ħanżir: sow; female pig

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of ħanżir: sow; female pig

Ancestry of “ħanżira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِنْزِيرَة—
Every word from Arabic خِنْزِيرَة →