Where does “serra bajda” come from?
serra bajda (Maltese) comes from Maltese serra, from Sicilian serra, from Latin serra, from Proto-Italic serzā, from Proto-Indo-European sers-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European sers-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
serra bajda (Maltese): smew (Mergellus albellus)
Definitions
- smew (Mergellus albellus)
Ancestry of “serra bajda”, step by step
serra bajda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese serra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | serra | red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| 2 | Sicilian | serra | saw |
| 3 | Latin | serra | a saw; a kind of sawfish; a serrated battle order |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | serzā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sers-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sers- | to cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |