Where does “sarsella tal-ġewnaħ ikħal” come from?

sarsella tal-ġewnaħ ikħal (Maltese) comes from Maltese sarsella, 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 tal-ġewnaħ ikħal (Maltese): blue-winged teal (Anas discors)

Definitions

  1. blue-winged teal (Anas discors)

Ancestry of “sarsella tal-ġewnaħ ikħal”, step by step

sarsella tal-ġewnaħ ikħal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese sarsella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaltesesarsellaEurasian teal (Anas crecca)
2Frenchsarcelleteal
3LatinquerquedulaA kind of duck, perhaps the teal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Maltese ġewnaħ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseġewnaħwing
2Malteseġwienaħplural of ġewnaħ
3Arabicجَوانِح—
4Arabicجانِحside, wing

via Maltese ta'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malteseta'of
2Arabicمَتاعthing, possession
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →