Where does “kuċċarda tal-kalzetti” come from?

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

kuċċarda tal-kalzetti (Maltese): rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

Definitions

  1. rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

Ancestry of “kuċċarda tal-kalzetti”, step by step

kuċċarda tal-kalzetti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ta'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseta'of
2Arabicمَتاعthing, possession

via Maltese kuċċarda

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

via Maltese kalzetti

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