Where does “ħasja” come from?

ħasja (Maltese) comes from Maltese -a, from Arabic ـَة — feminine marker, also used to mark language names...

ħasja (Maltese): a castration

Definitions

  1. a castration

Ancestry of “ħasja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltese-aUsed to form the feminine forms of most nouns and adjectives
2Arabicـَةfeminine marker, also used to mark language names...
Every word from Arabic ـَة →Every word from Maltese -a →