Where does “abti” come from?

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

abti (Maltese): pertaining to the armpit

Definitions

  1. pertaining to the armpit

Ancestry of “abti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltese-ia derivational suffix, chiefly creating...
2Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Maltese -i →