Where does “abjad qotna” come from?

abjad qotna (Maltese) comes from Maltese abjad, from Arabic أَبْيَض — white.

abjad qotna (Maltese): as white as snow

Definitions

  1. as white as snow

Ancestry of “abjad qotna”, step by step

abjad qotna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese abjad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseabjadwhite; pale; calm
2Arabicأَبْيَضwhite

via Maltese qotna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseqotna—
Every word from Arabic أَبْيَض →Every word from Maltese abjad →