Where does “bakar” come from?

bakar (Maltese) comes from Arabic بكر, from Arabic بِكْر — virgin; firstborn.

bakar (Maltese): to anticipate

Definitions

  1. to anticipate

Ancestry of “bakar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبكرto be early; to come early; to get up early
2Arabicبِكْرvirgin; firstborn
Every word from Arabic بِكْر →Every word from Arabic بكر →