Where does “fixel” come from?

fixel (Maltese) comes from Arabic فشل, from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

fixel (Maltese): to disturb, to confuse

Definitions

  1. to disturb, to confuse

Ancestry of “fixel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفشلto fail; to lose heart, to despair; to foil, to...
2Arabicشش; ر
3Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
4Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic ش →