Where does “duwa” come from?

duwa (Maltese) comes from Arabic دَوَاء — medicine; medicament.

duwa (Maltese): cure, remedy, help (to someone wounded or ill)

Definitions

  1. cure, remedy, help (to someone wounded or ill)

Ancestry of “duwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَوَاءmedicine; medicament
Every word from Arabic دَوَاء