Where does “alcotán” come from?

alcotán (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic قطن, from Arabic قُطُن, from Arabic قُطْن — cotton.

alcotán (Spanish): hobby

Definitions

  1. hobby

Ancestry of “alcotán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicقطنcotton
2Arabicقُطُن—
3Arabicقُطْنcotton
Every word from Arabic قُطْن →Every word from Arabic قُطُن →Every word from Andalusian Arabic قطن →