Where does “artiċokk” come from?

artiċokk (Maltese) comes from Italian articiocco, from French artichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف, from Arabic اَلْخُرْشُوف, from Arabic خُرْشُوف — artichoke.

artiċokk (Maltese): Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus

Definitions

  1. Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus

Ancestry of “artiċokk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarticioccoartichoke
2Frenchartichautartichoke
3Old Spanishalcarchofaartichoke
4Andalusian Arabicاَلْخَرْشُوف—
5Arabicاَلْخُرْشُوف—
6Arabicخُرْشُوفartichoke
Every word from Arabic خُرْشُوف →Every word from Arabic اَلْخُرْشُوف →Every word from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف →