Where does “tewm muswaf rari” come from?

tewm muswaf rari (Maltese) comes from Maltese rari, from Italian raro, from Latin rārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

tewm muswaf rari (Maltese): spring garlic, Allium subvillosum

Definitions

  1. spring garlic, Allium subvillosum

Ancestry of “tewm muswaf rari”, step by step

tewm muswaf rari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese rari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteserarirare
2Italianrarorare
3Latinrārus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Maltese tewm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesetewmgarlic
2Arabicثومgarlic
3Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic

via Maltese muswaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesemuswafhairy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Latin rārus →Every word from Italian raro →