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Where does “alkekengi” come from?

alkekengi (English) comes from French alkékenge, from Spanish alquequenje, from Arabic كَاكَنْج, from Middle Persian kākanag.

alkekengi (English): A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family,...

Definitions

  1. A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family,...

Ancestry of “alkekengi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchalkékengeChinese lantern, bladder cherry
2Spanishalquequenjebladder cherry
3Arabicكَاكَنْجbladder cherry
4Middle Persiankākanag—
Every word from Middle Persian kākanag →