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Where does “قطران” come from?

قطران (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic قطران — tar; asphalt; verbal noun of قَطَرَ.

Ancestry of “قطران”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقطرانtar; asphalt; verbal noun of قَطَرَ

Words derived from “قطران”

  • alquitrán
  • alkitran
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