Where does “sonża” come from?

sonża (Maltese) comes from Sicilian nzunza, from Latin axungia, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic aksis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

sonża (Maltese): leaf fat

Definitions

  1. leaf fat

Ancestry of “sonża”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliannzunza—
2Latinaxungiaaxle grease
3LatinaxisAn axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North...
4Proto-Italicaksis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Italic aksis →