Where does “iebes għuda” come from?

iebes għuda (Maltese) comes from Maltese għuda, from Arabic عُود — aromatic wood wood; wood; lute.

iebes għuda (Maltese): very hard/stiff

Definitions

  1. very hard/stiff

Ancestry of “iebes għuda”, step by step

iebes għuda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese għuda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegħudaa piece of wood
2Arabicعُودaromatic wood wood; wood; lute

via Maltese iebes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseiebeshard
2Arabicيَابِس—
Every word from Arabic عُود →Every word from Maltese għuda →