Where does “daqshekk” come from?

daqshekk (Maltese) comes from Maltese hekk, from Maltese hekkda, from Arabic هٰكَذَا.

daqshekk (Maltese): this big; this long or wide; this far

Definitions

  1. this big; this long or wide; this far

Ancestry of “daqshekk”, step by step

daqshekk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese hekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesehekkso
2Maltesehekkdaso; in the same way
3Arabicهٰكَذَا—

via Maltese daqs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedaqsas much as; to the degree of
Every word from Arabic هٰكَذَا →Every word from Maltese hekkda →Every word from Maltese hekk →