Where does “[[alcalde]], [[alcalle]]” come from?

[[alcalde]], [[alcalle]] (Old Spanish) comes from Arabic قاض, from Arabic قَضَى — to judge; to perform.

Ancestry of “[[alcalde]], [[alcalle]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقاضto demolish; judge; fatal, lethal, deadly
2Arabicقَضَىto judge; to perform
Every word from Arabic قَضَى →Every word from Arabic قاض →