Where does “أندلسي” come from?
أندلسي (Arabic) comes from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس, from Vulgar Latin Vandalicia, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
أندلسي (Arabic): Andalusian
Definitions
- Andalusian
Ancestry of “أندلسي”, step by step
أندلسي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | الْأَنْدَلُس | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | Vandalicia | land of the Vandals |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Arabic ـِيّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـِيّ | {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and... |