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Where does “إِسْفَنْج” come from?
إِسْفَنْج (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek σπόγγος — sponge; tonsil.
Ancestry of “إِسْفَنْج”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
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Ancient Greek
σπόγγος
sponge; tonsil
Words derived from “إِسْفَنْج”
إسفنج
اسفنج
sfincia
إسفنجيات
sfinġa
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