Where does “pitrava zokkrija” come from?
pitrava zokkrija (Maltese) comes from Maltese pitrava, from French betterave, from French rave, from English rave, from Middle English raven, from Old English hræfn, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz — army.
pitrava zokkrija (Maltese): sugar beet
Definitions
- sugar beet
Ancestry of “pitrava zokkrija”, step by step
pitrava zokkrija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese pitrava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | pitrava | beet, beetroot |
| 2 | French | betterave | beetroot |
| 3 | French | rave | beet, turnip; rave party |
| 4 | English | rave | An enthusiastic review; An all-night dance party... |
| 5 | Middle English | raven | to wander; to rave; talk like a madman |
| 6 | Old English | hræfn | raven |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrabn | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Maltese zokkri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | zokkri | sugary |
| 2 | Maltese | zokkor | sugar |
| 3 | Arabic | سُكَّر | — |
| 4 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 5 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 6 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |