Where does “مكنسة” come from?

مكنسة (Arabic) comes from Arabic كَنَسَ, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

مكنسة (Arabic): broom, besom; also occurs in plant names, like...

Definitions

  1. broom, besom; also occurs in plant names, like...

Ancestry of “مكنسة”, step by step

مكنسة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic كَنَسَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكَنَسَto sweep
2ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
3Arabicنِي

via Classical Syriac ܡܟܢܫܬܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܡܟܢܫܬܐbroom, besom; kind of comet
Every word from Arabic نِيEvery word from Arabic نEvery word from Arabic كَنَسَ