Where does “xerq” come from?

xerq (Maltese) comes from Arabic شرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

xerq (Maltese): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “xerq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شرق →