Where does “siegħa” come from?

siegħa (Maltese) comes from Arabic سَاعَة, from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא.

siegħa (Maltese): hour

Definitions

  1. hour

Ancestry of “siegħa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَاعَةhour, clock
2Aramaicשָׁעְתָא—

Words derived from “siegħa”

Every word from Aramaic שָׁעְתָא →Every word from Arabic سَاعَة →