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
- singulative of tin: a fig
Ancestry of “tina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | تِينة | fig |
| 2 | Arabic | تِين | fig; {{l|en|fig}} |