Where does “alfilel” come from?

alfilel (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال, from Arabic خِلَال — pin, peg.

alfilel (Spanish): Archaic form of alfiler

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of alfiler

Ancestry of “alfilel”, step by step

alfilel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
2Arabicخِلَالpin, peg

via Andalusian Arabic خلال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicخلال—

Words derived from “alfilel”

Every word from Arabic خِلَال →Every word from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال →