Where does “шпинат” come from?

шпинат (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spinat, from Middle High German spināt, from Medieval Latin spinachium, from Spanish espinaca, from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج — spinach.

шпинат (Serbo-Croatian): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “шпинат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpinatspinach
2Middle High Germanspināt—
3Medieval Latinspinachium—
4Spanishespinacaspinach
5Andalusian Arabicإِسْبِنَاخ—
6Arabicإسفاناخ—
7Persianاسفناجspinach
Every word from Persian اسفناج →Every word from Arabic إسفاناخ →Every word from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ →