Where does “mesaħ” come from?

mesaħ (Maltese) comes from Arabic مَسَحَ — to anoint.

mesaħ (Maltese): to wipe

Definitions

  1. to wipe

Ancestry of “mesaħ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَسَحَto anoint
Every word from Arabic مَسَحَ