Where does “għajn is-serduq” come from?

għajn is-serduq (Maltese) comes from Maltese għajn, from Arabic عَيْن, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

għajn is-serduq (Maltese): small-fruit pheasant's-eye, Adonis microcarpa

Definitions

  1. small-fruit pheasant's-eye, Adonis microcarpa

Ancestry of “għajn is-serduq”, step by step

għajn is-serduq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese għajn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegħajneye; the evil eye; spring, source of water
2Arabicعَيْنspy; eye; spring, eye
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Maltese serduq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseserduqcock, rooster (male chicken)
Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic عَيْن →