Where does “إِسْفَنْج” come from?

إِسْفَنْج (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek σπόγγος — sponge; tonsil.

Ancestry of “إِسْفَنْج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσπόγγοςsponge; tonsil

Words derived from “إِسْفَنْج”

Every word from Ancient Greek σπόγγος →