Where does “qasam” come from?

qasam (Maltese) comes from Chagatai قسم, from Arabic قِسْم — portion, section; part; division, sort.

qasam (Maltese): to divide, split; to distribute, apportion

Definitions

  1. to divide, split; to distribute, apportion

Ancestry of “qasam”, step by step

qasam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chagatai قسم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiقسمoath
2Arabicقِسْمportion, section; part; division, sort

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀsam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaʀsamfern

Words derived from “qasam”

Every word from Arabic قِسْم →Every word from Chagatai قسم →