Where does “banda” come from?

banda (Maltese) comes from Italian banda, from Frankish binda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

banda (Maltese): side

Definitions

  1. side

Ancestry of “banda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbandaside; tape or strip; bend
2Frankishbindajoin, link
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Frankish binda →Every word from Italian banda →