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Where does “حنا” come from?

حنا (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.

Ancestry of “حنا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
2Arabicحَنَّأَ—
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