Where does “aħmar nar” come from?

aħmar nar (Maltese) comes from Maltese nar, from Arabic نَار, from Proto-Semitic nūr- — light.

aħmar nar (Maltese): blood-red

Definitions

  1. blood-red

Ancestry of “aħmar nar”, step by step

aħmar nar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese nar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesenarfire
2Arabicنَار—
3Proto-Semiticnūr-light

via Maltese aħmar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseaħmarred
2Arabicأَحْمَرred
Every word from Proto-Semitic nūr- →Every word from Arabic نَار →Every word from Maltese nar →