Where does “azzar” come from?

azzar (Maltese) comes from Sicilian azzaru, from Latin aciārium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

azzar (Maltese): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “azzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianazzarusteel
2Latinaciāriumsteel
3Latinaciēssharp edge or point
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “azzar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →