flimkien
Maltese
Etymology
Probably from Arabic فِي الْمَكان (fī al-makān, “in the place, on the spot”); compare Maltese mkien (“place”), kullimkien (“everywhere”). Perhaps from situations where suggesting that something be done “on the spot” implies that it be done by all of those present “together”, or, relatedly, where addressing all of those present “on the spot” means to address all of them “together”. Phonetically it could also be from Arabic فِي الْإمْكان (fī al-ʔimkān, “possible”, literally “in the capacity”), but this seems to be ruled out semantically.
Pronunciation
Adverb
flimkien