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Where does “alkékenge” come from?

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

alkékenge (French): Chinese lantern, bladder cherry

Definitions

  1. Chinese lantern, bladder cherry

Ancestry of “alkékenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalquequenjebladder cherry
2Arabicكَاكَنْجbladder cherry
3Middle Persiankākanag—

Words derived from “alkékenge”

  • alquequenje
Every word from Middle Persian kākanag →