Where does “fjamingu” come from?

fjamingu (Maltese) comes from Italian fiammingo, from Dutch Vlaming, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc, from Proto-Germanic flaumaz, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

fjamingu (Maltese): greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Definitions

  1. greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Ancestry of “fjamingu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianfiammingoFlemish
2DutchVlamingFleming
3Middle DutchVlamincFleming
4Proto-Germanicflaumazstream; current; flood; eddy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaumaz →Every word from Middle Dutch Vlaminc →
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