Where does “għana” come from?
għana (Maltese) comes from Arabic غنى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.
Ancestry of “għana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | غنى | to sing; verbal noun of غَنِيَ; richness |
| 2 | Arabic | ن | Suffix marking the short or long energetic mood... |
| 3 | Arabic | نِي | — |