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Where does “aljez” come from?
aljez (Spanish) comes from Arabic جص, from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 — gypsum.
aljez
(Spanish): gypsum
Definitions
gypsum
Ancestry of “aljez”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
جص
gypsum; parget, plaster; mortar, grout
2
Akkadian
𒅎𒌓
gypsum
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