Where does “alfac” come from?

alfac (Catalan) comes from Andalusian Arabic الفك, from Arabic فَكّ — jaw, jawbone.

alfac (Catalan): a shoal which forms at the mouth of a river

Definitions

  1. a shoal which forms at the mouth of a river

Ancestry of “alfac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicالفك—
2Arabicفَكّjaw, jawbone
Every word from Arabic فَكّ →Every word from Andalusian Arabic الفك →