Where does “alkansiya” come from?

alkansiya (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish alcancía, from Arabic كَنْز — treasure.

alkansiya (Hiligaynon): a money box or piggy bank

Definitions

  1. a money box or piggy bank

Ancestry of “alkansiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalcancíacashbox; collection; piggy bank
2Arabicكَنْزtreasure
Every word from Arabic كَنْز →Every word from Spanish alcancía →
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