Where does “tħaddet” come from?

tħaddet (Maltese) comes from Arabic تحدث, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

tħaddet (Maltese): to speak, converse

Definitions

  1. to speak, converse

Ancestry of “tħaddet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتحدثto speak, to talk; verbal noun of تَحَدَّثَ;...
2Arabicد
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic تحدث
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