Where does “sansa” come from?
sansa (Italian) comes from Arabic صَنْج — harpsichord.
sansa (Italian): olive pomace; mbira; lamellophone
Definitions
- olive pomace; mbira; lamellophone
Ancestry of “sansa”, step by step
sansa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic صَنْج
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | صَنْج | harpsichord |
via Latin sampsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sampsa | olive pomace; vocative singular of sampsa;... |