Where does “alforja” come from?

alforja (English) comes from Spanish alforja, from Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج, from Arabic خُرْج — saddlebag.

alforja (English): A saddlebag; A cheek pouch

Definitions

  1. A saddlebag; A cheek pouch

Ancestry of “alforja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalforjasaddlebag, knapsack; pannier
2Andalusian Arabicالخُرْج—
3Arabicخُرْجsaddlebag
Every word from Arabic خُرْج →Every word from Andalusian Arabic الخُرْج →Every word from Spanish alforja →
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