Where does “alcabala” come from?
alcabala (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic القبالة, from Arabic قبالة.
alcabala (Spanish): alcavala; checkpoint
Ancestry of “alcabala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Andalusian Arabic | القبالة | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قبالة | — |
Words derived from “alcabala”