Where does “tewm ħamrani” come from?

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

tewm ħamrani (Maltese): rosy garlic (Allium roseum)

Definitions

  1. rosy garlic (Allium roseum)

Ancestry of “tewm ħamrani”, step by step

tewm ħamrani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese tewm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesetewmgarlic
2Arabicثومgarlic
3Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic

via Maltese ħamrani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseħamranireddish
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯūm- →Every word from Arabic ثوم →Every word from Maltese tewm →