Where does “كنزة” come from?

كنزة (Arabic) comes from French casaque, from Italian casacca — coat, jacket.

كنزة (Arabic): sweater, jumper, pullover

Definitions

  1. sweater, jumper, pullover

Ancestry of “كنزة”, step by step

كنزة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French casaque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcasaqueblouse; jersey
2Italiancasaccacoat, jacket

via Arabic كَنْز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَنْزtreasure
Every word from Italian casacca →Every word from French casaque →