Where does “wiżża tal-maskra” come from?
wiżża tal-maskra (Maltese) comes from Maltese maskra, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
wiżża tal-maskra (Maltese): white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Definitions
- white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Ancestry of “wiżża tal-maskra”, step by step
wiżża tal-maskra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Maltese maskra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maltese | maskra | mask |
| 2 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 3 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |