Where does “bagħdan aħmar” come from?

bagħdan aħmar (Maltese) comes from Maltese aħmar, from Arabic أَحْمَر — red.

bagħdan aħmar (Maltese): western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Definitions

  1. western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Ancestry of “bagħdan aħmar”, step by step

bagħdan aħmar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese aħmar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseaħmarred
2Arabicأَحْمَرred

via Maltese bagħdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesebagħdanharrier, especially the western marsh harrier
Every word from Arabic أَحْمَر →Every word from Maltese aħmar →