Where does “dakar” come from?

dakar (Maltese) comes from Arabic ذَكَر, from Proto-Semitic ðikar- — man; male; phallus.

dakar (Maltese): mule

Definitions

  1. mule

Ancestry of “dakar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذَكَر—
2Proto-Semiticðikar-man; male; phallus
Every word from Proto-Semitic ðikar- →Every word from Arabic ذَكَر →