Where does “amapola” come from?

amapola (Chavacano) comes from Spanish amapola, from Spanish ababol, from Jewish Aramaic حَبَّبَوْر, from Arabic حَبّ — seeds; grain; seed.

amapola (Chavacano): poppy

Definitions

  1. poppy

Ancestry of “amapola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishamapolapoppy
2Spanishababolthe flower of the red poppy; absentminded or...
3Jewish Aramaicحَبَّبَوْر—
4Arabicحَبّseeds; grain; seed
Every word from Arabic حَبّ →Every word from Jewish Aramaic حَبَّبَوْر →Every word from Spanish ababol →