Where does “dqiqi” come from?

dqiqi (Maltese) comes from Maltese dqiq, from Arabic دَقِيق, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

dqiqi (Maltese): pulverised

Definitions

  1. pulverised

Ancestry of “dqiqi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedqiqflour
2Arabicدَقِيقflour; fine, thin; delicate, fragile; small;...
3Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Nabataean𐢏—
5Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →