Where does “Xami” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Xami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicشاميLevantine; Syrian; Damascene
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic شامي →