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
Ancestry of “cuttuni spusu”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓄤 | — |