Where does “kines” come from?

kines (Maltese) comes from Arabic كَنَسَ, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

kines (Maltese): to sweep

Definitions

  1. to sweep

Ancestry of “kines”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَنَسَto sweep
2ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
3Arabicنِي—
Every word from Arabic نِي →Every word from Arabic ن →Every word from Arabic كَنَسَ →
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