Where does “bena” come from?
bena (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَنَى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.
bena (Maltese): to build; to set up, to stack; to compose
Definitions
- to build; to set up, to stack; to compose
Ancestry of “bena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | بَنَى | to build, to erect, to construct; to build, to... |
| 2 | Arabic | ن | Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood... |
| 3 | Arabic | نِي | — |