Where does “fardsieq” come from?

fardsieq (Maltese) comes from Maltese fard, from Arabic فَرْد — alone, sole, solitary; single, only, alone.

fardsieq (Maltese): used almost exclusively in the phrase to mean half siblings

Definitions

  1. used almost exclusively in the phrase to mean half siblings

Ancestry of “fardsieq”, step by step

fardsieq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese fard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesefardodd; single
2Arabicفَرْدalone, sole, solitary; single, only, alone

via Maltese sieq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesesieqfoot, leg
2Arabicسَاقshin
Every word from Arabic فَرْد →Every word from Maltese fard →