Where does “espinaka” come from?

espinaka (Tagalog) comes from Spanish espinaca, from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ, from Arabic إسفاناخ, from Persian اسفناج — spinach.

espinaka (Tagalog): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “espinaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespinacaspinach
2Andalusian Arabicإِسْبِنَاخ—
3Arabicإسفاناخ—
4Persianاسفناجspinach
Every word from Persian اسفناج →Every word from Arabic إسفاناخ →Every word from Andalusian Arabic إِسْبِنَاخ →