Where does “pispisella tad-dabra” come from?

pispisella tad-dabra (Maltese) comes from Maltese ta', from Arabic مَتاع — thing, possession.

pispisella tad-dabra (Maltese): dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Definitions

  1. dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Ancestry of “pispisella tad-dabra”, step by step

pispisella tad-dabra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese ta'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseta'of
2Arabicمَتاعthing, possession

via Proto-Turkic dabra-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicdabra-to hurry

via Maltese pispisella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesepispisella—
Every word from Arabic مَتاع →