Where does “قناة السويس” come from?

قناة السويس (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.

قناة السويس (Arabic): Suez Canal

Definitions

  1. Suez Canal

Ancestry of “قناة السويس”, step by step

قناة السويس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قَنَاة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
2Aramaicקַנְיָא—
3Akkadianqanûmreed, cane

via Arabic السُّوَيْس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالسُّوَيْس—
Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →