Where does “werqa” come from?
werqa (Maltese) comes from Arabic وَرَقَة, from Proto-Semitic waraḳ- — green, greenish; yellow; leaf.
werqa (Maltese): leaf
Ancestry of “werqa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | وَرَقَة | — |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | waraḳ- | green, greenish; yellow; leaf |