Where does “aros” come from?
aros (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish arroz, from Old Spanish arroz, from Andalusian Arabic روز, from Arabic *رَوْز.
aros (Hiligaynon): rice
Ancestry of “aros”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arroz | rice |
| 2 | Old Spanish | arroz | — |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | روز | rice |
| 4 | Arabic | *رَوْز | — |