Where does “staħja” come from?

staħja (Maltese) comes from Arabic استحيا, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

staħja (Maltese): to refresh oneself

Definitions

  1. to refresh oneself

Ancestry of “staħja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاستحياto let live; to be shy, ashamed
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →