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Where does “تُنّ” come from?

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

تُنّ (Arabic): tuna

Definitions

  1. tuna

Ancestry of “تُنّ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinthunnustuna
2Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
3Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “تُنّ”

  • tuna
  • tunalike
  • Tunagate
  • tuna melt
  • tunaburger
  • atún
  • 吞拿
  • ツナ
  • ทูน่า
  • tuna
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