Where does “ħarrub” come from?

ħarrub (Maltese) comes from Arabic خَرُّوب, from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ.

ħarrub (Maltese): carob (fruit and tree of Ceratonia siliqua L.)

Definitions

  1. carob (fruit and tree of Ceratonia siliqua L.)

Ancestry of “ħarrub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَرُّوبcarob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}}
2Classical Syriacܚܪܘܒܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ →Every word from Arabic خَرُّوب →
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