Where does “russett aħmar” come from?

russett aħmar (Maltese) comes from Maltese aħmar, from Arabic أَحْمَر — red.

russett aħmar (Maltese): purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

Definitions

  1. purple heron (Ardea purpurea)

Ancestry of “russett aħmar”, step by step

russett aħmar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese aħmar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseaħmarred
2Arabicأَحْمَرred

via Maltese russett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteserussettheron
2Sicilianrusseddu
Every word from Arabic أَحْمَرEvery word from Maltese aħmar