Where does “daħk” come from?

daħk (Maltese) comes from Arabic ضحك, from Arabic ضَحِكَ — to laugh.

daħk (Maltese): act of laughing

Definitions

  1. act of laughing

Ancestry of “daħk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicضحكverbal noun of ضَحِكَ; laughter; to laugh
2Arabicضَحِكَto laugh
Every word from Arabic ضَحِكَ →Every word from Arabic ضحك →