Where does “fanga” come from?

fanga (English) comes from Portuguese fanga, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة, from Arabic فَنِيقَة.

fanga (English): An old Portuguese dry measure

Definitions

  1. An old Portuguese dry measure

Ancestry of “fanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefangafanga, Portuguese sack, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to about 50–75 litres at different places and times
2Andalusian Arabicفَنِيقَةsack
3Arabicفَنِيقَة—
Every word from Arabic فَنِيقَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة →Every word from Portuguese fanga →