fisqija

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Maltese

Root
f-s-q-j
2 terms

Etymology

Eventually from Latin fascia. Regarding the preserved velar/uvular, the form cannot have passed through Sicilian fascia, whence indeed Maltese faxxa. Hence probably inherited from older Arabic فَصْقِيّة (faṣqiyya, a kind of cloth or bandage, whence also Spanish falquía (halter)), from Ancient Greek φασκία (phaskía). Alternatively directly from the Greek.

Pronunciation

Noun

fisqija f (plural fsieqi)

  1. swaddling cloth(es)