Where does “albondiga” come from?

albondiga (Chavacano) comes from Spanish albóndiga, from Arabic بندق, from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

albondiga (Chavacano): meatball

Definitions

meatball

Ancestry of “albondiga”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	albóndiga	meatball
2	Arabic	بندق	hazelnut
3	Ancient Greek	Ποντικόν κάρυον	hazelnut
4	Ancient Greek	ποντικός	Pontic
5	Ancient Greek	-ικός	of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6	Ancient Greek	-κός	forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7	Proto-Indo-European	-ḱos	-y, -ic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →