Where does “żifti” come from?

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

żifti (Maltese): covered in tar

Definitions

  1. covered in tar

Ancestry of “żifti”, 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 →