Where does “ħu” come from?

ħu (Maltese) comes from Arabic أَخُو, from Arabic أَخ — brother; my brother.

ħu (Maltese): brother, male sibling; imperative singular of ħa

Definitions

  1. brother, male sibling; imperative singular of ħa

Ancestry of “ħu”, step by step

ħu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic أَخُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَخُو—
2Arabicأَخbrother; my brother

via Arabic هُوَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicهُوَit; he

Words derived from “ħu”

Every word from Arabic أَخ →Every word from Arabic أَخُو →