Where does “aros” come from?

aros (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish arroz, from Old Spanish arroz, from Andalusian Arabic روز, from Arabic *رَوْز.

aros (Papiamentu): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “aros”, step by step

aros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish arroz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharrozrice
2Old Spanisharrozrice
3Andalusian Arabicروزrice
4Arabic*رَوْز—

via Kabuverdianu arôs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianuarôsrice
2Portuguesearrozrice
3Old Portuguesearroz—
Every word from Arabic *رَوْز →Every word from Andalusian Arabic روز →Every word from Old Spanish arroz →