Where does “bagħdan abjad” come from?

bagħdan abjad (Maltese) comes from Maltese abjad, from Arabic أَبْيَض — white.

bagħdan abjad (Maltese): pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)

Definitions

  1. pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)

Ancestry of “bagħdan abjad”, step by step

bagħdan abjad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese abjad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseabjadwhite; pale; calm
2Arabicأَبْيَضwhite

via Maltese bagħdan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesebagħdanharrier, especially the western marsh harrier
Every word from Arabic أَبْيَض →Every word from Maltese abjad →
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