Where does “daħħan” come from?

daħħan (Maltese) comes from Arabic دخن, from Aramaic דּוֹחַן, from Akkadian 𒌅𒄴𒉡, from Proto-Semitic ṭaḥan- — to grind, to crush.

daħħan (Maltese): to smoke

Definitions

  1. to smoke

Ancestry of “daħħan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدخنto smoke; to be smokey; smoke, damp
2Aramaicדּוֹחַןmillet
3Akkadian𒌅𒄴𒉡—
4Proto-Semiticṭaḥan-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṭaḥan- →Every word from Akkadian 𒌅𒄴𒉡 →Every word from Aramaic דּוֹחַן →