Where does “alóós” come from?

alóós (Navajo) comes from Spanish arroz, from Old Spanish arroz, from Andalusian Arabic روز, from Arabic *رَوْز.

alóós (Navajo): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “alóós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharrozrice
2Old Spanisharrozrice
3Andalusian Arabicروزrice
4Arabic*رَوْز
Every word from Arabic *رَوْزEvery word from Andalusian Arabic روزEvery word from Old Spanish arroz
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