Where does “tuqif” come from?

tuqif (Maltese) comes from Arabic توقيف, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

Ancestry of “tuqif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتوقيفverbal noun of وَقَّفَ; arrest
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →