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

  1. to build; to set up, to stack; to compose

Ancestry of “bena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَنَىto build, to erect, to construct; to build, to...
2ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
3Arabicنِي—
Every word from Arabic نِي →Every word from Arabic ن →Every word from Arabic بَنَى →