Where does “sikkina” come from?
sikkina (Maltese) comes from Arabic سِكِّينَة, from Arabic سِكِّين, from Aramaic סכינא, from Akkadian 𒄑𒍣𒃶, from Sumerian ??? — oar, steering paddle, rudder blade.
sikkina (Maltese): knife
Ancestry of “sikkina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سِكِّينَة | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سِكِّين | knife |
| 3 | Aramaic | סכינא | knife, dagger |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒄑𒍣𒃶 | oar, steering paddle, rudder blade |
| 5 | Sumerian | ??? | oar, steering paddle, rudder blade |