Where does “حلاوة قطن” come from?
حلاوة قطن (Hijazi Arabic) comes from English cotton candy, from English Cotton, from Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, from Middle English coton, from Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن — cotton.
حلاوة قطن (Hijazi Arabic): cotton candy
Definitions
- cotton candy
Ancestry of “حلاوة قطن”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cotton candy | Melted sugar spun into thin threads and collected... |
| 2 | English | Cotton | The name of several settlements around the world |
| 3 | Middle English | cotoun | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | cotun | — |
| 5 | Middle English | coton | cotton fiber of |
| 6 | Old French | cotoun | cotton; a piece of cotton |
| 7 | Italian | cotone | cotton; cotton wool |
| 8 | Arabic | قُطُن | — |
| 9 | Arabic | قُطْن | cotton |