Where does “naffar” come from?

naffar (Maltese) comes from Arabic نفر, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

naffar (Maltese): to startle, to scare away

Definitions

  1. to startle, to scare away

Ancestry of “naffar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنفرto shy, to bolt, to stampede; to flee, to run...
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 نفر →