Where does “bil-geddum” come from?

bil-geddum (Maltese) comes from Maltese b', from Arabic بِ, from Arabic بَاء.

bil-geddum (Maltese): sulkily

Definitions

  1. sulkily

Ancestry of “bil-geddum”, step by step

bil-geddum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese b'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseb'with (chiefly an ingredient, means, concomitant, quality)
2Arabicبِby; with; in, with
3Arabicبَاء—

via Maltese geddum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegeddumchin
Every word from Arabic بَاء →Every word from Arabic بِ →Every word from Maltese b' →