Where does “sarsella” come from?

sarsella (Maltese) comes from French sarcelle, from Latin querquedula, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

sarsella (Maltese): Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)

Ancestry of “sarsella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsarcelleteal
2LatinquerquedulaA kind of duck, perhaps the teal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “sarsella

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