Where does “tniffes” come from?

tniffes (Maltese) comes from Arabic تنفس, from Arabic ف, from Arabic نَفِدَ — to run out, to give out.

tniffes (Maltese): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “tniffes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتنفسto breathe, to respire, to take a breath, to take...
2Arabicفthen, and then; and so, thus, hence, therefore;...
3Arabicنَفِدَto run out, to give out
Every word from Arabic نَفِدَ →Every word from Arabic ف →Every word from Arabic تنفس →
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