Where does “faneca brava” come from?

faneca brava (Galician) comes from Galician faneca, from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة, from Arabic فَنِيقَة.

faneca brava (Galician): weever

Definitions

  1. weever

Ancestry of “faneca brava”, step by step

faneca brava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician faneca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfanecapouting
2Andalusian Arabicفَنِيقَةsack
3Arabicفَنِيقَة—

via Galician brava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbravabrave, wild; wild
Every word from Arabic فَنِيقَة →Every word from Andalusian Arabic فَنِيقَة →Every word from Galician faneca →