Where does “alfiler” come from?

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

alfiler (Spanish): pin

Definitions

  1. pin

Ancestry of “alfiler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishalfilelArchaic form of alfiler
2Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
3Arabicخِلَالpin, peg

Words derived from “alfiler”

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