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Where does “bies” come from?

bies (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَاسَ.

bies (Maltese): kiss; peregrine falcon

Definitions

  1. kiss; peregrine falcon

Ancestry of “bies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَاسَ—
Every word from Arabic بَاسَ →