Where does “albayalde” come from?

albayalde (Tagalog) comes from Spanish albayalde, from Andalusian Arabic البياض, from Arabic بَيَاض.

albayalde (Tagalog): white lead

Definitions

  1. white lead

Ancestry of “albayalde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalbayaldewhite lead
2Andalusian Arabicالبياض—
3Arabicبَيَاض—
Every word from Arabic بَيَاض →Every word from Andalusian Arabic البياض →Every word from Spanish albayalde →
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