Where does “qorob” come from?

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

qorob (Maltese): to approach, come near

Definitions

  1. to approach, come near

Ancestry of “qorob”, 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
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