Where does “xatt il-baħar” come from?

xatt il-baħar (Maltese) comes from Maltese baħar, from Arabic بَحْر — little sea; sea.

xatt il-baħar (Maltese): beach

Definitions

  1. beach

Ancestry of “xatt il-baħar”, step by step

xatt il-baħar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese baħar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesebaħarsea
2Arabicبَحْرlittle sea; sea

via Maltese xatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesexattbeach; shore; bank; quay
2Arabicشَطّ—
Every word from Arabic بَحْر →Every word from Maltese baħar →
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