Where does “siefer” come from?

siefer (Maltese) comes from Arabic سَافَرَ — to travel.

siefer (Maltese): to journey, travel, make a trip of some distance in the Maltese context generally implying going abroad

Definitions

  1. to journey, travel, make a trip of some distance in the Maltese context generally implying going abroad

Ancestry of “siefer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَافَرَto travel
Every word from Arabic سَافَرَ
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