Where does “alkitran” come from?

alkitran (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alquitrán, from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان, from Arabic قِطْرَان — tar.

alkitran (Tagalog): tar; pitch

Definitions

  1. tar; pitch

Ancestry of “alkitran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalquitrántar, pitch
2Arabicاَلْقِطْرَان—
3Arabicقِطْرَانtar
Every word from Arabic قِطْرَان →Every word from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان →Every word from Spanish alquitrán →