Where does “ħandaq” come from?

ħandaq (Maltese) comes from Arabic خَنْدَق, from Pahlavi *handag.

ħandaq (Maltese): a depression in the ground

Definitions

  1. a depression in the ground

Ancestry of “ħandaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَنْدَقditch”, “moat
2Pahlavi*handag—
Every word from Pahlavi *handag →Every word from Arabic خَنْدَق →