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Where does “sittin” come from?
sittin (Maltese) comes from Arabic ستون, from Arabic سِتّ — six.
sittin
(Maltese): sixty
Definitions
sixty
Ancestry of “sittin”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
ستون
sixty; sixtieth
2
Arabic
سِتّ
six
Words derived from “sittin”
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