Where does “dires” come from?

dires (Maltese) comes from Arabic دَرَسَ — to learn, to study; to study.

dires (Maltese): to thresh, flail

Definitions

  1. to thresh, flail

Ancestry of “dires”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَرَسَto learn, to study; to study
Every word from Arabic دَرَسَ