Where does “albahaca” come from?
albahaca (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic الحباقة, from Arabic حَبَق — basil.
albahaca (Spanish): basil
Ancestry of “albahaca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | الحباقة | — |
| 2 | Arabic | حَبَق | basil |