Where does “algodon” come from?

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

algodon (Hiligaynon): cotton

Definitions

  1. cotton

Ancestry of “algodon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalgodóncotton; cotton wool
2Old Spanishalgodoncotton
3Andalusian Arabicقطنcotton
4Arabicقُطُن—
5Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Andalusian Arabic قطن →