Where does “telfa” come from?

telfa (Maltese) comes from Maltese -a, from Arabic ـَة — feminine marker, also used to mark language names...

telfa (Maltese): a loss

Definitions

  1. a loss

Ancestry of “telfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltese-aUsed to form the feminine forms of most nouns and adjectives
2Arabicـَةfeminine marker, also used to mark language names...
Every word from Arabic ـَة →Every word from Maltese -a →