Where does “tellaq” come from?

tellaq (Maltese) comes from Arabic طلق, from Persian تلک — talc, talcum.

tellaq (Maltese): to race

Definitions

  1. to race

Ancestry of “tellaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicطلقto set loose; to free; to launch; to be divorced,...
2Persianتلکtalc, talcum
Every word from Persian تلک →Every word from Arabic طلق →
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