Where does “xarrab” come from?

xarrab (Maltese) comes from Arabic شرب, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

xarrab (Maltese): to make moist or wet; to moisten; to soak

Definitions

  1. to make moist or wet; to moisten; to soak

Ancestry of “xarrab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشربto drink; to make drink, to drench; verbal noun...
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شرب →