Where does “toqol” come from?

toqol (Maltese) comes from Arabic ثقل, from Proto-Semitic ṯql — to weigh; burden, weight.

toqol (Maltese): weight, burden

Definitions

  1. weight, burden

Ancestry of “toqol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicثقلto be heavy; to load, burden, make heavy; to be...
2Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Semitic ṯql →Every word from Arabic ثقل →