Where does “tagħna” come from?

tagħna (Maltese) comes from Maltese ta', from Arabic مَتاع — thing, possession.

tagħna (Maltese): our; ours

Definitions

  1. our; ours

Ancestry of “tagħna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseta'of
2Arabicمَتاعthing, possession
Every word from Arabic مَتاع →Every word from Maltese ta' →
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