Where does “جونة” come from?
جونة (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܓܘܢܐ, from Undetermined gauna-.
جونة (Arabic): receptacle for bottles, for example a wine cask or perfume cask
Definitions
- receptacle for bottles, for example a wine cask or perfume cask
Ancestry of “جونة”, step by step
جونة traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Classical Syriac ܓܘܢܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܓܘܢܐ | colour/color, hue; appearance; sort, kind, type,... |
| 2 | Undetermined | gauna- | — |
via Arabic ـَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـَة | feminine marker, also used to mark language names... |
via Arabic جَوْن
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | جَوْن | — |