Where does “qars” come from?

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

qars (Maltese): pricking

Definitions

  1. pricking

Ancestry of “qars”, 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 →