Where does “batal” come from?

batal (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَطَلَ, from Proto-Semitic baṭal- — to be idle, to be vain, to be null; to become...

batal (Maltese): to become vacant, empty

Definitions

  1. to become vacant, empty

Ancestry of “batal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَطَلَto be vain, to be false
2Proto-Semiticbaṭal-to be idle, to be vain, to be null; to become...
Every word from Proto-Semitic baṭal- →Every word from Arabic بَطَلَ →