Where does “saqqaf” come from?

saqqaf (Maltese) comes from Arabic سقف, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

saqqaf (Maltese): to roof

Definitions

  1. to roof

Ancestry of “saqqaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسقفceiling; roof; to ceil; to roof
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →
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