Where does “al-ʔarz” come from?

al-ʔarz (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic أَرْز — cedar; َcedar.

Ancestry of “al-ʔarz”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	أَرْز	cedar; َcedar

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