Where does “xalpa” come from?

xalpa (Maltese) comes from Italian sciarpa, from French écharpe, from Middle French escharpe, from Old French escharpe, from Frankish skirpa — bandoleer.

xalpa (Maltese): scarf

Definitions

  1. scarf

Ancestry of “xalpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciarpascarf
2Frenchécharpescarf; first-person singular present indicative...
3Middle Frenchescharpescarf
4Old Frenchescharpebag; satchel
5Frankishskirpabandoleer
Every word from Frankish skirpa →Every word from Old French escharpe →Every word from Middle French escharpe →