Where does “aleli” come from?

aleli (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alhelí, from Arabic خيري, from Arabic ـِيّ — {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...

aleli (Tagalog): wallflower

Definitions

  1. wallflower

Ancestry of “aleli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalhelíwallflower several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the genus Erysimum
2Arabicخيريcharitable, bounteous
3Arabicـِيّ{{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and...
Every word from Arabic ـِيّ →Every word from Arabic خيري →Every word from Spanish alhelí →
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