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Where does “nar” come from?
nar (Maltese) comes from Arabic نَار, from Proto-Semitic nūr- — light.
nar
(Maltese): fire
Definitions
fire
Ancestry of “nar”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
نَار
—
2
Proto-Semitic
nūr-
light
Words derived from “nar”
lsien tan-nar
aħmar nar
Every word from Proto-Semitic nūr- →
Every word from Arabic نَار →