Where does “gallozz tal-Amerika” come from?

gallozz tal-Amerika (Maltese) comes from Maltese ta', from Arabic مَتاع — thing, possession.

gallozz tal-Amerika (Maltese): purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Definitions

  1. purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Ancestry of “gallozz tal-Amerika”, step by step

gallozz tal-Amerika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ta'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseta'of
2Arabicمَتاعthing, possession

via Maltese gallozz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesegallozzcorncrake (Crex crex)

via Maltese Amerika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalteseAmerika—
Every word from Arabic مَتاع →Every word from Maltese ta' →