Where does “gallozz iswed” come from?

gallozz iswed (Maltese) comes from Maltese iswed, from Arabic أَسْوَد — black man; black person.

gallozz iswed (Maltese): common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Definitions

  1. common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Ancestry of “gallozz iswed”, step by step

gallozz iswed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese iswed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseiswedblack
2Arabicأَسْوَدblack man; black person

via Maltese gallozz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegallozzcorncrake (Crex crex)
Every word from Arabic أَسْوَد →Every word from Maltese iswed →