Where does “hennapensas” come from?

hennapensas (Finnish) comes from Finnish henna, from English henna, from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.

hennapensas (Finnish): henna shrub

Definitions

  1. henna shrub

Ancestry of “hennapensas”, step by step

hennapensas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhennahenna dye and color
2EnglishhennaA shrub, "Lawsonia inermis", having fragrant...
3Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
4Arabicحَنَّأَ—

via Finnish pensas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpensasbush; shrub
2Proto-Finnicpensasbush
3Proto-Finnicpensa—
Every word from Arabic حَنَّأَ →