Where does “nácar” come from?

nácar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish nácar, from Catalan nacre, from Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة — small drum; drum.

nácar (Portuguese): nacre

Definitions

  1. nacre

Ancestry of “nácar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnácarnacre, mother of pearl
2Catalannacre—
3Latinnacchara—
4Arabicنَقَّارَةsmall drum; drum

Words derived from “nácar”

Every word from Arabic نَقَّارَة →Every word from Latin nacchara →Every word from Catalan nacre →