Where does “għamar” come from?

għamar (Maltese) comes from Arabic عمر, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

għamar (Maltese): habitation

Definitions

  1. habitation

Ancestry of “għamar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعمرto live long, to be long-lived; to thrive, to...
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic عمر →