Appendix:Maltese roots/w-r-j

Etymology
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This highly weak root was extended in Maltese with an initial w-, which probably stems from the -u- in the verb form, from. The past tense (originally ) was extended to and this semivowel was then used in other derivatives like. Words directly inherited from Arabic lack the w-, but since the same occurs with original w- (cf. from ), it is nevertheless appropriate to construe the Maltese root as w-r-j.