Where does “アルジェ” come from?
アルジェ (Japanese) comes from French Alger, from Algerian Arabic الدزَاير, from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر, from Arabic جَزِيرَة — island.
Ancestry of “アルジェ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Alger | Algiers |
| 2 | Algerian Arabic | الدزَاير | — |
| 3 | Arabic | اَلْجَزَائِر | the islands; Algiers |
| 4 | Arabic | جَزِيرَة | island |