Where does “xeque” come from?

xeque (Old Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

Ancestry of “xeque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicشَيْخ—
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

Words derived from “xeque”

Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →Every word from Andalusian Arabic شَيْخ →