Where does “denb id-dib xewwikija” come from?

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

denb id-dib xewwikija (Maltese): red-root amaranth, Amaranthus retroflexus

Definitions

  1. red-root amaranth, Amaranthus retroflexus

Ancestry of “denb id-dib xewwikija”, step by step

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

via Maltese dib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedibwolf
2Arabicذِئْب—

via Maltese denb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedenbtail
2Arabicذَنَبtail

via Maltese xewwikija

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