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Where does “xemx” come from?

xemx (Maltese) comes from Arabic شَمْس, from Proto-Semitic śamš- — the Sun.

xemx (Maltese): sun, Sun

Definitions

  1. sun, Sun

Ancestry of “xemx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَمْسsun
2Proto-Semiticśamš-the Sun
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