Where does “alfalfa” come from?

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

alfalfa (Irish): alfalfa, lucerne

Definitions

  1. alfalfa, lucerne

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 →