Where does “naqax” come from?

naqax (Maltese) comes from Arabic نقش, from Arabic نَقْش.

naqax (Maltese): to sculpt, chisel, carve, engrave

Definitions

  1. to sculpt, chisel, carve, engrave

Ancestry of “naqax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنقشto emboss; to extract, to draw out, to pull out;...
2Arabicنَقْش—
Every word from Arabic نَقْش →Every word from Arabic نقش →