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Where does “sellef” come from?
sellef (Maltese) comes from Arabic سلف, from Arabic سِلْف.
sellef
(Maltese): to lend
Definitions
to lend
Ancestry of “sellef”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
سلف
to be over, to be past; to come before, to...
2
Arabic
سِلْف
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Every word from Arabic سِلْف →
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