Where does “sieħeb” come from?

sieħeb (Maltese) comes from Arabic صَاحِب, from Arabic صَحِبَ, from Arabic ح — ب; ج.

sieħeb (Maltese): friend; companion, associate, partner, follower

Definitions

  1. friend; companion, associate, partner, follower

Ancestry of “sieħeb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَاحِبcompanion
2Arabicصَحِبَto be a companion; to accompany, to be one's...
3Arabicحب; ج
Every word from Arabic ح →Every word from Arabic صَحِبَ →Every word from Arabic صَاحِب →
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