Where does “algodon” come from?
algodon (Old Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic قطن, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.
algodon (Old Spanish): cotton
Ancestry of “algodon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | قطن | cotton |
| 2 | Arabic | قُطُن | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قُطْن | cotton |