fisqija

Maltese

Root
f-s-q-j

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

IPA^(key): /fɪsˈʔiː.ja/

Verb

fisqija f (plural fsieqi)

swaddling cloth(es)