Where does “stkerrah” come from?

stkerrah (Maltese) comes from Arabic استكره, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

stkerrah (Maltese): to despise, abhor

Definitions

  1. to despise, abhor

Ancestry of “stkerrah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاستكرهto have an aversion, to feel disgust, to loathe,...
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic استكره →