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Where does “تُنَّ” come from?

تُنَّ (Arabic) comes from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

Ancestry of “تُنَّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthunnustuna
2Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
3Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “تُنَّ”

  • tuna
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