Where does “kilwa” come from?

kilwa (Maltese) comes from Arabic كُلْوَة — kidney.

kilwa (Maltese): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “kilwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكُلْوَةkidney
Every word from Arabic كُلْوَة
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