Where does “żġieġi” come from?

żġieġi (Maltese) comes from Maltese -i, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

żġieġi (Maltese): glassy

Definitions

  1. glassy

Ancestry of “żġieġi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltese-ia derivational suffix, chiefly creating...
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Maltese -i →
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