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Where does “迦納” come from?

迦納 (Chinese) comes from English Ghana, from Maltese għana, from Arabic غنى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

Ancestry of “迦納”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGhana—
2Maltesegħana—
3Arabicغنىto sing; verbal noun of غَنِيَ; richness
4ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
5Arabicنِي—
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