Where does “tieni” come from?

tieni (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثان, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

tieni (Maltese): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “tieni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثانsecond
2ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
3Arabicنِي—
Every word from Arabic نِي →Every word from Arabic ن →Every word from Arabic ثان →