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Where does “sab” come from?

sab (Maltese) comes from Arabic أَصَابَ — to hit the target, to injure; to destroy, afflict.

sab (Maltese): to find; to catch; to look for

Definitions

  1. to find; to catch; to look for

Ancestry of “sab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَصَابَto hit the target, to injure; to destroy, afflict
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