Where does “alakdan” come from?

alakdan (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alacrán, from Old Spanish alacran, from Arabic عَقْرَب, from Semitic *ʕaḳrab-.

alakdan (Tagalog): a scorpion

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	alacrán	scorpion
2	Old Spanish	alacran	scorpion
3	Arabic	عَقْرَب	the scorpion; scorpion
4	Semitic	*ʕaḳrab-	—

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