Where does “가나” come from?
가나 (Korean) comes from English Ghana, from Maltese għana, from Arabic غنى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.
가나 (Korean): kana
Ancestry of “가나”, step by step
가나 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ghana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Ghana | A style of Maltese folk singing |
| 2 | Maltese | għana | to enrich |
| 3 | Arabic | غنى | to sing; verbal noun of غَنِيَ; richness |
| 4 | Arabic | ن | Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood... |
| 5 | Arabic | نِي | — |
via Japanese 仮名
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 仮名 | a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana; a... |
| 2 | Japanese | 名 | name; reputation; famous, great, noted |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 名 | name |