Where does “qasma” come from?

qasma (Maltese) comes from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

qasma (Maltese): division

Definitions

  1. division

Ancestry of “qasma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقِسْمَةportion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny
2Arabicقَسَمَto divide, to foreordain
3Arabicسwill
4Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic قَسَمَ →
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