Where does “bilħaqq” come from?
bilħaqq (Maltese) comes from Maltese b', from Arabic بِ, from Arabic بَاء.
bilħaqq (Maltese): by the way
Ancestry of “bilħaqq”, step by step
bilħaqq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese b'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maltese | b' | with (chiefly an ingredient, means, concomitant, quality) |
| 2 | Arabic | بِ | by; with; in, with |
| 3 | Arabic | بَاء | — |
via Maltese ħaqq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maltese | ħaqq | justice; fair judgement |
| 2 | Arabic | حَقّ | truth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;... |