Where does “ċikonja” come from?

ċikonja (Maltese) comes from Italian cicogna, from Latin ciconia, from Proto-Indo-European kekoh₂n-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

ċikonja (Maltese): stork

Definitions

  1. stork

Ancestry of “ċikonja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancicognastork
2Latinciconiastork; a derisive gesture made with the fingers;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankekoh₂n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kekoh₂n- →Every word from Latin ciconia →