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Where does “Tanger” come from?
Tanger (Dutch) comes from Arabic طَنْجَة, from Latin Tingis, from Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤂.
Ancestry of “Tanger”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
طَنْجَة
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2
Latin
Tingis
Tangier
3
Punic
𐤕𐤍𐤂
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