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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَنَسَ | to sweep |
| 2 | Arabic | ن | Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood... |
| 3 | Arabic | نِي | — |
via Classical Syriac ܡܟܢܫܬܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܡܟܢܫܬܐ | broom, besom; kind of comet |