Where does “qaraboċċ” come from?

qaraboċċ (Maltese) comes from Maltese boċċa, from Sicilian boccia, from Vulgar Latin buttia, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

qaraboċċ (Maltese): durra (Sorghum bicolor)

Definitions

  1. durra (Sorghum bicolor)

Ancestry of “qaraboċċ”, step by step

qaraboċċ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese boċċa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseboċċamarble
2Sicilianbocciaball, bowl
3Vulgar Latinbuttia—
4Latinbuttiscask, barrel
5Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

via Maltese qara'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseqara'scalp
2Arabicقَرْعdrawing lots
3Arabic-ة—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →