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Where does “Qena” come from?
Qena (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish قنا, from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.
Ancestry of “Qena”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ottoman Turkish
قنا
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2
Arabic
حِنَّاء
henna
3
Arabic
حَنَّأَ
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Every word from Arabic حَنَّأَ →
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Every word from Ottoman Turkish قنا →