Where does “algodón” come from?

algodón (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese algodon, from Andalusian Arabic قطن, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

algodón (Galician): cotton; cloth made of cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton; cloth made of cotton

Ancestry of “algodón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesealgodon—
2Andalusian Arabicقطنcotton
3Arabicقُطُن—
4Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Andalusian Arabic قطن →