Where does “garġa” come from?

garġa (Maltese) comes from Italian gargia, from Lombardic wankja, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

garġa (Maltese): gill (of a fish, etc.)

Definitions

  1. gill (of a fish, etc.)

Ancestry of “garġa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangargia—
2Lombardicwankja—
3Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô →Every word from Lombardic wankja →