Where does “qares ħall” come from?

qares ħall (Maltese) comes from Maltese qares, from Ottoman Turkish قارص, from Armenian Կարս, from Old Armenian Կարս — Kars.

qares ħall (Maltese): very sour

Definitions

  1. very sour

Ancestry of “qares ħall”, step by step

qares ħall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese qares

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseqaressour
2Ottoman Turkishقارص—
3ArmenianԿարսKars
4Old ArmenianԿարսKars

via Maltese ħall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseħallto loosen, to untie, to dissolve
2Arabicحَلَّto solve, loosen; to untie; to dismount
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