Where does “tbiddel” come from?
tbiddel (Maltese) comes from Arabic تبدل, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.
Ancestry of “tbiddel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | تبدل | to become changed, to change; to accept in... |
| 2 | Arabic | د | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اِسْتَخْدَمَ | to use, hire |