Where does “faqas” come from?

faqas (Maltese) comes from Arabic فقس, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

faqas (Maltese): to hatch

Definitions

  1. to hatch

Ancestry of “faqas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفقسto hatch; to kill; to creep out of the egg
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →
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