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Where does “zaga” come from?

zaga (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic صَٰقَا, from Arabic صَقَا — rear.

zaga (Spanish): rear; defense, rearguard

Definitions

  1. rear; defense, rearguard

Ancestry of “zaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicصَٰقَا—
2Arabicصَقَاrear
Every word from Arabic صَقَا →