Where does “Ghana” come from?
Ghana (English) comes from Maltese għana, from Arabic غنى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.
Ancestry of “Ghana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maltese | għana | — |
| 2 | Arabic | غنى | to sing; verbal noun of غَنِيَ; richness |
| 3 | Arabic | ن | Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood... |
| 4 | Arabic | نِي | — |
Words derived from “Ghana”