Where does “żied” come from?

żied (Maltese) comes from Arabic زاد, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

żied (Maltese): to increase

Definitions

  1. to increase

Ancestry of “żied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزادto add; to increase
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →