Where does “waqqaf” come from?

waqqaf (Maltese) comes from Arabic وقف, from Ge'ez ወቅፍ — bracelet, armlet.

waqqaf (Maltese): to stop, to halt

Definitions

  1. to stop, to halt

Ancestry of “waqqaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوقفto come to a stop, to come to a standstill; to...
2Ge'ezወቅፍbracelet, armlet
Every word from Ge'ez ወቅፍ →Every word from Arabic وقف →
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