Where does “tewm muswaf” come from?

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

tewm muswaf (Maltese): hairy garlic, Allium subhirsutum

Definitions

  1. hairy garlic, Allium subhirsutum

Ancestry of “tewm muswaf”, step by step

tewm muswaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese tewm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesetewmgarlic
2Arabicثومgarlic
3Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic

via Maltese muswaf

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