Where does “Alfalfa” come from?

Alfalfa (German) comes from English alfalfa, from Spanish alfalfa, from Spanish alfalfez, from Arabic فصفص, from Old Median *aspāstiš, from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš — alfalfa, lucerne.

Alfalfa (German): alfalfa

Definitions

  1. alfalfa

Ancestry of “Alfalfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalfalfaA plant, principally of "Medicago sativa", grown...
2Spanishalfalfaalfalfa
3SpanishalfalfezAlternative form of alfalfa
4Arabicفصفصlucerne, alfalfa
5Old Median*aspāstišalfalfa
6Proto-Iranian*HacwaHastišalfalfa, lucerne
Every word from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš →Every word from Old Median *aspāstiš →Every word from Arabic فصفص →