Where does “abjad qoton” come from?

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

abjad qoton (Maltese): as white as snow

Definitions

  1. as white as snow

Ancestry of “abjad qoton”, step by step

abjad qoton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese abjad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseabjadwhite; pale; calm
2Arabicأَبْيَضwhite

via Maltese qoton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseqotoncotton
2Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic أَبْيَض →Every word from Maltese abjad →