Where does “xoqqa” come from?

xoqqa (Maltese) comes from Arabic شقة, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

xoqqa (Maltese): cloth

Definitions

  1. cloth

Ancestry of “xoqqa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشقةapartment, flat; half, moiety; piece of land
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →