Where does “xirka” come from?

xirka (Maltese) comes from Arabic شركة, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

xirka (Maltese): association, relation (between things)

Definitions

  1. association, relation (between things)

Ancestry of “xirka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشركةverbal noun of شَرِكَ; company
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شركة →