Where does “qużżużejt” come from?

qużżużejt (Maltese) comes from Maltese żejt, from Arabic زَيْت — oil, edible or for combustion; oil, olive oil;...

qużżużejt (Maltese): riding on someone’s back

Definitions

  1. riding on someone’s back

Ancestry of “qużżużejt”, step by step

qużżużejt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese żejt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseżejtoil
2Arabicزَيْتoil, edible or for combustion; oil, olive oil;...

via Maltese qużżu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesequżżu—
Every word from Arabic زَيْت →Every word from Maltese żejt →