Where does “alfalfa” come from?

alfalfa (Spanish) comes from Spanish alfalfez, from Arabic فصفص, from Old Median *aspāstiš, from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš — alfalfa, lucerne.

alfalfa (Spanish): alfalfa

Definitions

  1. alfalfa

Ancestry of “alfalfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishalfalfezAlternative form of alfalfa
2Arabicفصفصlucerne, alfalfa
3Old Median*aspāstišalfalfa
4Proto-Iranian*HacwaHastišalfalfa, lucerne

Words derived from “alfalfa”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš →Every word from Old Median *aspāstiš →Every word from Arabic فصفص →