Where does “tewm tal-qsari” come from?

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

tewm tal-qsari (Maltese): fragrant false garlic, Nothoscordum borbonicum

Definitions

  1. fragrant false garlic, Nothoscordum borbonicum

Ancestry of “tewm tal-qsari”, step by step

tewm tal-qsari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese tewm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesetewmgarlic
2Arabicثومgarlic
3Proto-Semiticṯūm-garlic

via Maltese qsari

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