Where does “alezan” come from?
alezan (French) comes from Spanish alazán, from Andalusian Arabic أصهب, from Arabic أَصْهَب — reddish, reddish-brown.
alezan (French): chestnut; palomino
Ancestry of “alezan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alazán | sorrel-colored, chestnut-colored, reddish-brown;... |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | أصهب | — |
| 3 | Arabic | أَصْهَب | reddish, reddish-brown |