Where does “xamma'” come from?

xamma' (Maltese) comes from Arabic شمع, from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

xamma' (Maltese): to wax

Definitions

  1. to wax

Ancestry of “xamma'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشمعwax; candles; a thing one lights, a torch,...
2Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
3Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ- →Every word from Arabic م →Every word from Arabic شمع →