Where does “albañil” come from?
albañil (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic البَنِّيّ, from Arabic بَنَّاء — the builder; bricklayer; the bricklayer.
albañil (Spanish): mason, bricklayer
Ancestry of “albañil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | البَنِّيّ | — |
| 2 | Arabic | بَنَّاء | the builder; bricklayer; the bricklayer |