Where does “quċċija” come from?

quċċija (Maltese) comes from Italian cuccia, from French couché, from French coucher, from Middle French coucher, from Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

quċċija (Maltese): A ceremony held to celebrate a child's first birthday, during which a basket filled with grain, toys, and other assorted items is presented to the child. The item the child selects is believed to predict their future interests or destiny

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A ceremony held to celebrate a child's first birthday, during which a basket filled with grain, toys, and other assorted items is presented to the child. The item the child selects is believed to predict their future interests or destiny

Ancestry of “quċċija”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	cuccia	kennel; a dog's basket or bed; a house for dogs
2	French	couché	past participle of coucher; in bed
3	French	coucher	to lay, to lay down; to put to bed, to put up; to...
4	Middle French	coucher	to put to bed; setting
5	Old French	couchier	to go to bed; to have sex; bedtime
6	Latin	collocō	to place, put, set in order, assign, arrange
7	Latin	cōn-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
9	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
10	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13	Middle English	kyt	—
14	German	kitt	putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15	Old High German	kuti	—
16	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
17	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
18	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
19	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →