Where does “sawwat” come from?

sawwat (Maltese) comes from Arabic سوط, from Lishana Deni שוטא, from Old Georgian შოლტი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan *šol- — whip.

sawwat (Maltese): to flog, whip

Definitions

  1. to flog, whip

Ancestry of “sawwat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسوطverbal noun of سَاطَ; whip, scourge, switch; any...
2Lishana Deniשוטאtribe
3Old Georgianშოლტიwhip
4Proto-Georgian-Zan*šol-whip
Every word from Proto-Georgian-Zan *šol- →Every word from Old Georgian შოლტი →Every word from Lishana Deni שוטא →
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