Where does “ġurdien” come from?
ġurdien (Maltese) comes from Arabic جُرْذان, from Arabic جُرَذ — a desert rodent with black tail tips, like many...
ġurdien (Maltese): mouse; rat
Ancestry of “ġurdien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | جُرْذان | — |
| 2 | Arabic | جُرَذ | a desert rodent with black tail tips, like many... |