Where does “aļkita” come from?

aļkita (Marshallese) comes from English alligator, from English alligater, from Spanish lagarto, from Old Spanish lagarto, from Vulgar Latin *lacartum, from Latin lacertus, from Latin lacerta — lizard; ablative singular of lacerta.

aļkita (Marshallese): crocodilian any species of the order, such as alligators, crocodiles, caimans or gavials