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Where does “tewm” come from?
tewm (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثوم, from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- — garlic.
tewm
(Maltese): garlic
Definitions
garlic
Ancestry of “tewm”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
ثوم
garlic
2
Proto-Semitic
ṯūm-
garlic
Words derived from “tewm”
tewm irqiq ta' Malta
tewm muswaf rari
tewm tal-linja vjola
tewm kaħlani
tewm muswaf
tewm qerqni
tewm salvaġġ
tewm ta' Għawdex
tewm tal-qsari
tewm ħamrani
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