Where does “lgħab” come from?

lgħab (Maltese) comes from Arabic لعاب — saliva, spittle; drivel; phlegm, mucus.

lgħab (Maltese): drool, slobber

Definitions

  1. drool, slobber

Ancestry of “lgħab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلعابsaliva, spittle; drivel; phlegm, mucus
Every word from Arabic لعاب