Where does “gana” come from?

gana (Juba Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish قنا, from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.

gana (Juba Arabic): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “gana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقنا—
2Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
3Arabicحَنَّأَ—
Every word from Arabic حَنَّأَ →Every word from Arabic حِنَّاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قنا →