Where does “maona” come from?

maona (Italian) comes from Arabic ماعونة, from Arabic ـَة — feminine marker, also used to mark language names...

maona (Italian): barge, lighter, mahone

Definitions

  1. barge, lighter, mahone

Ancestry of “maona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicماعونةa small and swift freight vessel, a lighter
2Arabicـَةfeminine marker, also used to mark language names...
Every word from Arabic ـَة →Every word from Arabic ماعونة →
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