Where does “canzirru” come from?

canzirru (Sicilian) comes from Arabic خِنْزِير, from Aramaic חֲזִירָא.

canzirru (Sicilian): boar male pig

Definitions

  1. boar male pig

Ancestry of “canzirru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِنْزِيرpig, swine
2Aramaicחֲזִירָא—
Every word from Aramaic חֲזִירָא →Every word from Arabic خِنْزِير →