Where does “kuċċarda ħamra” come from?

kuċċarda ħamra (Maltese) comes from Maltese kuċċarda, from Sicilian cucciarda.

kuċċarda ħamra (Maltese): long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Definitions

  1. long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Ancestry of “kuċċarda ħamra”, step by step

kuċċarda ħamra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese kuċċarda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaltesekuċċardaEuropean honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
2Siciliancucciarda—

via Maltese ħamra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalteseħamraMars
Every word from Sicilian cucciarda →Every word from Maltese kuċċarda →