Where does “-iet” come from?

-iet (Maltese) comes from Arabic ـَات.

-iet (Maltese): a plural suffix used in some nouns, chiefly ones...

Definitions

  1. a plural suffix used in some nouns, chiefly ones...

Ancestry of “-iet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـَات
Every word from Arabic ـَات
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