Where does “henna” come from?

Henna derives from Arabic ḥinnāʾ, related to the Arabic verb ḥannāʾ, a plant used to produce a reddish dye.

henna (English): A shrub, "Lawsonia inermis", having fragrant...

Definitions

  1. A shrub, "Lawsonia inermis", having fragrant...

Ancestry of “henna”, step by step

henna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic حِنَّاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
2Arabicحَنَّأَ—

via Arabic حِنّاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِنّاء—

Words derived from “henna”

Every word from Arabic حَنَّأَ →