Where does “denb id-dib vjola kbir” come from?

denb id-dib vjola kbir (Maltese) comes from Maltese kbir, from Arabic كَبِير, from Arabic ب, from Arabic طَابَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-, from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

denb id-dib vjola kbir (Maltese): edible amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor

Definitions

  1. edible amaranth, Amaranthus tricolor

Ancestry of “denb id-dib vjola kbir”, step by step

denb id-dib vjola kbir traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese kbir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesekbirlarge, big; old
2Arabicكَبِيرbig, great, powerful; great
3ArabicبAbbreviation of باب; with, by; with
4Arabicطَابَق
5Middle Persiantʾp̄k'frying pan
6Proto-Iraniantāpaka-heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...
7Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
8Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

via Maltese vjola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesevjolaviolet
2ItalianViolapurple, violet
3Italian-oneAlterative suffix used to form augmentatives;...
4Latinsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots

via Maltese dib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedibwolf
2Arabicذِئْب
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Iranian tap-Every word from Proto-Iranian tāpaka-
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