Where does “acelga” come from?

acelga (Fala) comes from Arabic سلق, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

acelga (Fala): chard

Definitions

  1. chard

Ancestry of “acelga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسلقto thrust, to prostrate, to pierce, to push, to...
2Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic سلق →
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