Where does “kurrat tax-xatt” come from?

kurrat tax-xatt (Maltese) comes from Maltese xatt, from Arabic شَطّ.

kurrat tax-xatt (Maltese): sea garlic, Allium commutatum

Definitions

  1. sea garlic, Allium commutatum

Ancestry of “kurrat tax-xatt”, step by step

kurrat tax-xatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese xatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesexattbeach; shore; bank; quay
2Arabicشَطّ—

via Maltese kurrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesekurratleek
2Arabicكُرَّاث—
Every word from Arabic شَطّ →Every word from Maltese xatt →