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Where does “Ĝibraltaro” come from?

Ĝibraltaro (Esperanto) comes from English Gibraltar, from Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق.

Ancestry of “Ĝibraltaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGibraltar—
2SpanishGibraltar—
3Arabicجَبَل طَارِق—
Every word from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق →