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Where does “lejn” come from?

lejn (Maltese) comes from Arabic إِلَى — to, for, toward; to, until, near.

lejn (Maltese): to, toward, towards

Definitions

  1. to, toward, towards

Ancestry of “lejn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِلَىto, for, toward; to, until, near
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