Where does “denb id-dib tal-qsari” come from?

denb id-dib tal-qsari (Maltese) comes from Maltese dib, from Arabic ذِئْب.

denb id-dib tal-qsari (Maltese): purple amaranthh, Amaranthus blitum

Definitions

  1. purple amaranthh, Amaranthus blitum

Ancestry of “denb id-dib tal-qsari”, step by step

denb id-dib tal-qsari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese dib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedibwolf
2Arabicذِئْب—

via Maltese denb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedenbtail
2Arabicذَنَبtail

via Maltese qsari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseqsari—
Every word from Arabic ذِئْب →Every word from Maltese dib →
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