Where does “denb il-ġurdien” come from?

denb il-ġurdien (Maltese) comes from Maltese ġurdien, from Arabic جُرْذان, from Arabic جُرَذ — a desert rodent with black tail tips, like many...

denb il-ġurdien (Maltese): meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)

Definitions

  1. meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)

Ancestry of “denb il-ġurdien”, step by step

denb il-ġurdien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ġurdien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseġurdienmouse; rat
2Arabicجُرْذان—
3Arabicجُرَذa desert rodent with black tail tips, like many...

via Maltese denb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesedenbtail
2Arabicذَنَبtail

Words derived from “denb il-ġurdien”

Every word from Arabic جُرَذ →Every word from Arabic جُرْذان →Every word from Maltese ġurdien →