Where does “qarreb” come from?

qarreb (Maltese) comes from Arabic قرب, from Proto-Semitic *ḳarib- — to be near, to be close; to come near, to approach.

qarreb (Maltese): to get nearer

Definitions

  1. to get nearer

Ancestry of “qarreb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقربto be near, to come near, to approach or; to be...
2Proto-Semitic*ḳarib-to be near, to be close; to come near, to approach
Every word from Proto-Semitic *ḳarib- →Every word from Arabic قرب →