Where does “taqqal” come from?

taqqal (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثقل, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

taqqal (Maltese): to weigh, be heavy on, burden

Definitions

  1. to weigh, be heavy on, burden

Ancestry of “taqqal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثقلto be heavy; to load, burden, make heavy; to be...
2Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Arabic ثقل →