Where does “alfals” come from?

alfals (Catalan) comes from Arabic فصفص, from Old Median *aspāstiš, from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš — alfalfa, lucerne.

alfals (Catalan): alfalfa

Definitions

  1. alfalfa

Ancestry of “alfals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفصفصlucerne, alfalfa
2Old Median*aspāstišalfalfa
3Proto-Iranian*HacwaHastišalfalfa, lucerne
Every word from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš →Every word from Old Median *aspāstiš →Every word from Arabic فصفص →