Where does “tina” come from?

tina (Maltese) comes from Arabic تِينة, from Arabic تِين — fig; {{l|en|fig}}.

tina (Maltese): singulative of tin: a fig

Definitions

  1. singulative of tin: a fig

Ancestry of “tina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتِينةfig
2Arabicتِينfig; {{l|en|fig}}
Every word from Arabic تِين →Every word from Arabic تِينة →