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Where does “Alvalade” come from?
Alvalade (Portuguese) comes from Arabic بَلَد, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.
Ancestry of “Alvalade”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
بَلَد
—
2
Arabic
ل
to, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
3
Proto-Semitic
*lV-
for, to
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