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Where does “alfalfez” come from?

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

alfalfez (Spanish): Alternative form of alfalfa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of alfalfa

Ancestry of “alfalfez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفصفصlucerne, alfalfa
2Old Median*aspāstiš—
3Proto-Iranian*HacwaHastiš—

Words derived from “alfalfez”

  • alfalfa
  • alfalfar
  • alfalfa
  • alfalfa
Every word from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš →