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Where does “alán” come from?

alán (Old Spanish) comes from Latin Alānī, from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί — Alani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...

Ancestry of “alán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlānī—
2Ancient GreekἈλανοίAlani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...

Words derived from “alán”

  • alano
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