Where does “matfagħ” come from?

matfagħ (Maltese) comes from Arabic مدفع, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

matfagħ (Maltese): cannon

Definitions

  1. cannon

Ancestry of “matfagħ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمدفعgun; cannon; watercourse, the lowest part of a...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic مدفع →