Where does “wiżża ħamra” come from?

wiżża ħamra (Maltese) comes from Maltese wiżża, from Arabic وَزَّة.

wiżża ħamra (Maltese): red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)

Definitions

  1. red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)

Ancestry of “wiżża ħamra”, step by step

wiżża ħamra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maltese wiżża

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesewiżżaa goose
2Arabicوَزَّة—

via Maltese ħamra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalteseħamraMars
Every word from Arabic وَزَّة →Every word from Maltese wiżża →