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Where does “Alcalá” come from?

Alcalá (Spanish) comes from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Ancestry of “Alcalá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
2Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Words derived from “Alcalá”

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