Where does “javali” come from?

javali (Portuguese) comes from Spanish jabalí, from Arabic جَبَلِيّ, from Arabic جَبَل — mountain, rock.

javali (Portuguese): wild boar

Definitions

  1. wild boar

Ancestry of “javali”, step by step

javali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish jabalí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjabalíwild boar; peccary, javelina; warthog
2Arabicجَبَلِيّof the mountains
3Arabicجَبَلmountain, rock

via Arabic خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ—

Words derived from “javali”

Every word from Arabic جَبَل →Every word from Arabic جَبَلِيّ →Every word from Spanish jabalí →
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