Where does “żgur” come from?

żgur (Maltese) comes from Sicilian siguru, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

żgur (Maltese): sure, certain

Definitions

  1. sure, certain

Ancestry of “żgur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliansiguru—
2Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
3Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
4Latinsexsix; 6
5Proto-Italicsekssix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “żgur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →