Where does “kanġu ta' Filfla” come from?

kanġu ta' Filfla (Maltese) comes from Maltese ta', from Arabic مَتاع — thing, possession.

kanġu ta' Filfla (Maltese): storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Definitions

  1. storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

Ancestry of “kanġu ta' Filfla”, step by step

kanġu ta' Filfla traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ta'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseta'of
2Arabicمَتاعthing, possession

via Maltese kanġu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesekanġu—

via Maltese Filfla

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