Where does “għam” come from?

għam (Maltese) comes from Arabic عام, from Arabic منفعة, from Arabic نفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

għam (Maltese): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “għam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعامyear; a period of twelve lunar months; lunar...
2Arabicمنفعةbenefit, utility, usefulness
3Arabicنفعto profit, to benefit; verbal noun of نَفَعَ;...
4Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
5Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic نفع →