Where does “sawm” come from?

sawm (Maltese) comes from Arabic صَوْم, from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ — fast.

sawm (Maltese): fasting

Definitions

  1. fasting

Ancestry of “sawm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَوْمfasting; abstaining from food, drink, and sex;...
2Classical Syriacܨܘܡܐfast
Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܘܡܐ →Every word from Arabic صَوْم →