Where does “alkatsopa” come from?
alkatsopa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alcachofa, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف, from Arabic اَلْخُرْشُوف, from Arabic خُرْشُوف — artichoke.
Ancestry of “alkatsopa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alcachofa | artichoke; shower head |
| 2 | Old Spanish | alcarchofa | artichoke |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | اَلْخَرْشُوف | — |
| 4 | Arabic | اَلْخُرْشُوف | — |
| 5 | Arabic | خُرْشُوف | artichoke |