Where does “fewweġ” come from?

fewweġ (Maltese) comes from Arabic فوج, from Arabic فَيْج, from Middle Persian pdk' — foot-soldier, courier; foot-soldier, foot-walker,...

fewweġ (Maltese): to ventilate

Definitions

  1. to ventilate

Ancestry of “fewweġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفوجcompany, group, crowd, drove, swarm; cohort,...
2Arabicفَيْجlegman, courier; company
3Middle Persianpdk'foot-soldier, courier; foot-soldier, foot-walker,...
Every word from Middle Persian pdk' →