Where does “bajda” come from?
bajda (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَيْضاء — the white one.
bajda (Maltese): singulative of bajd; feminine singular of abjad
Definitions
- singulative of bajd; feminine singular of abjad
Ancestry of “bajda”, step by step
bajda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic بَيْضاء
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَيْضاء | the white one |
via Proto-Slavic *bajьda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *bajьda | chatterbox, idle talker |