Where does “heżżeż” come from?

heżżeż (Maltese) comes from Arabic هزز, from Arabic ز — ز; sadness, sorrow.

heżżeż (Maltese): to shake, agitate, stir up

Definitions

  1. to shake, agitate, stir up

Ancestry of “heżżeż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهززto move violently
2Arabicزز; sadness, sorrow
Every word from Arabic ز →Every word from Arabic هزز →
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