Where does “alpalpa” come from?
alpalpa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alfalfa, from Spanish alfalfez, from Arabic فصفص, from Old Median *aspāstiš, from Proto-Iranian *HacwaHastiš — alfalfa, lucerne.
alpalpa (Tagalog): alfalfa
Definitions
- alfalfa
Ancestry of “alpalpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alfalfa | alfalfa |
| 2 | Spanish | alfalfez | Alternative form of alfalfa |
| 3 | Arabic | فصفص | lucerne, alfalfa |
| 4 | Old Median | *aspāstiš | alfalfa |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *HacwaHastiš | alfalfa, lucerne |