Where does “saborra” come from?

saborra (Maltese) comes from Italian saborra//zavorra, from Arabic صَابُورَة.

saborra (Maltese): ballast

Definitions

  1. ballast

Ancestry of “saborra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaborra//zavorra—
2Arabicصَابُورَة—
Every word from Arabic صَابُورَة →Every word from Italian saborra//zavorra →