Where does “cuttuni spusu” come from?
cuttuni spusu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian cuttuni, from Arabic قطن, from Arabic ط, from Nabataean 𐢋, from Classical Syriac ܛ, from Aramaic ט, from Aramaic 𐡈, from Egyptian 𓄤.
cuttuni spusu (Sicilian): cotton wool
Definitions
- cotton wool
Ancestry of “cuttuni spusu”, step by step
cuttuni spusu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sicilian cuttuni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | cuttuni | cotton |
| 2 | Arabic | قطن | to inhabit, to reside in; to serve; cotton |
| 3 | Arabic | ط | ط |
| 4 | Nabataean | 𐢋 | — |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܛ | number nine |
| 6 | Aramaic | ט | — |
| 7 | Aramaic | 𐡈 | A letter of the Imperial Aramaic alphabet, named teth, transliterated as Latin ṭ |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓄤 | — |
via Sicilian spusu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | spusu | — |