Where does “tewm” come from?

tewm (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثوم, from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- — garlic.

tewm (Maltese): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “tewm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثومgarlic
2Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic

Words derived from “tewm

Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯūm-Every word from Arabic ثوم