Where does “kobor” come from?

kobor (Maltese) comes from Arabic كبر, from Classical Syriac ܩܦܪ — caper-bush.

kobor (Maltese): bigness

Definitions

  1. bigness

Ancestry of “kobor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكبرto be or become big; to grow, to grow up; to...
2Classical Syriacܩܦܪcaper-bush
Every word from Classical Syriac ܩܦܪ →Every word from Arabic كبر →
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