Where does “għadda” come from?

għadda (Maltese) comes from Arabic عدى, from Arabic أَعْدَى.

għadda (Maltese): to pass on; to hand down

Definitions

  1. to pass on; to hand down

Ancestry of “għadda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعدىto abandon, to abstain, to deflect, to depart, to...
2Arabicأَعْدَى—
Every word from Arabic أَعْدَى →Every word from Arabic عدى →