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Where does “chana” come from?

chana (English) comes from Hindi चना, from Sanskrit चण — gram.

chana (English): A dish principally made from chickpeas or...

Definitions

  1. A dish principally made from chickpeas or...

Ancestry of “chana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचनाchana, chickpea, Cicer arietinum
2Sanskritचणgram
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