Where does “aħdar ħaxix” come from?

aħdar ħaxix (Maltese) comes from Maltese ħaxix, from Arabic حَشِيش — dry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish.

aħdar ħaxix (Maltese): grass-green

Definitions

  1. grass-green

Ancestry of “aħdar ħaxix”, step by step

aħdar ħaxix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ħaxix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseħaxixgrass; vegetable
2Arabicحَشِيشdry herb, hay, hemp; hay, dried herb; hashish

via Maltese aħdar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseaħdargreen
2Arabicأَخْضَرgreen
Every word from Arabic حَشِيش →Every word from Maltese ħaxix →