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Where does “gawwija” come from?

gawwija (Maltese) comes from Latin gavia, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰl- — fork, branch of tree.

gawwija (Maltese): singulative of gawwi

Definitions

  1. singulative of gawwi

Ancestry of “gawwija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingaviaa kind of bird
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰl-fork, branch of tree
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