Where does “għaraq” come from?

għaraq (Maltese) comes from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

għaraq (Maltese): sweat

Definitions

  1. sweat

Ancestry of “għaraq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَرَقsweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor
2Arabicعرقto strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to...
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic عرق →
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