Where does “għalxejn” come from?

għalxejn (Maltese) comes from Maltese għal, from Arabic عَلَى — on, about; on, over.

għalxejn (Maltese): for nothing, without reason

Definitions

  1. for nothing, without reason

Ancestry of “għalxejn”, step by step

għalxejn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese għal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegħalto, for; to
2Arabicعَلَىon, about; on, over

via Maltese xejn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesexejnnothing, anything
2Arabicشَيْءthing; thing, object; thing, a thing, something
Every word from Arabic عَلَى →Every word from Maltese għal →