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Where does “alcavala” come from?

alcavala (English) comes from Spanish alcabala, from Andalusian Arabic القبالة, from Arabic قبالة.

alcavala (English): In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving...

Definitions

  1. In Spain, a tax levied on transactions involving...

Ancestry of “alcavala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcabalaalcavala; checkpoint
2Andalusian Arabicالقبالة—
3Arabicقبالة—
Every word from Arabic قبالة →