Where does “bikka” come from?

bikka (Maltese) comes from Arabic بكى, from Arabic بَكَى — to cry.

bikka (Maltese): to make (someone) cry

Definitions

  1. to make (someone) cry

Ancestry of “bikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبكىto cry, to weep; to lament; to mourn
2Arabicبَكَىto cry
Every word from Arabic بَكَى →Every word from Arabic بكى →