Where does “xejjaħ” come from?

xejjaħ (Maltese) comes from Arabic شيخ, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

xejjaħ (Maltese): to make someone old, or make them seem or feel old

Definitions

  1. to make someone old, or make them seem or feel old

Ancestry of “xejjaħ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشيخold man; elderly gentleman, elder; sheik, chief,...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →