Where does “qarras” come from?

qarras (Maltese) comes from Arabic قرص, from Arabic قَرَصَ, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

qarras (Maltese): }} to grimace

Definitions

  1. }} to grimace

Ancestry of “qarras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقرصto pinch; to bite, to sting; pinch, pinching
2Arabicقَرَصَto pinch, to bite, to sting
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic قَرَصَ →