Where does “ħoġor” come from?

ħoġor (Maltese) comes from Arabic حجر, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

ħoġor (Maltese): lap

Definitions

  1. lap

Ancestry of “ħoġor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحجرto stop, to detain, to hinder, to debar; to...
2ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع
Every word from Arabic ج →Every word from Arabic حجر →
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