Where does “għammed” come from?

għammed (Maltese) comes from Arabic عمد, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

għammed (Maltese): to baptize

Definitions

  1. to baptize

Ancestry of “għammed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعمدto prop up, to support; to intend, to resolve, 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 عمد →