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Probable: The majority view, with some reservations.Expressions · Common

achaque

a minor, recurring ailment, especially of old age; aches and painsmolestia o dolencia leve y habitual, sobre todo de la vejez

Comes from Arabic

الشَّكَاة

ash-shakā

“complaint, ailment”«queja, dolencia»

Arabic today says

وَعْكَة

waʿka

Root

ش ك و

sh-k-w

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

The story

Arabic sh became Spanish ch, and the article left the a-. From the same verb shakā, "to complain", comes shakwā, the "complaint" one files today with an authority.La sh árabe dio la ch española y el artículo dejó la a-. Del mismo verbo shakā, «quejarse», viene la shakwā, la «queja» que hoy se presenta ante una autoridad.

In a sentence

Mi abuelo tiene los achaques propios de la edad.

My grandfather has the usual aches and pains of his age.

جَدِّي يُعَانِي مِنْ عِلَلِ الشَّيْخُوخَة.

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