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Where does “għana” come from?

għana (Maltese) comes from Arabic غنى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

Ancestry of “għana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغنىto sing; verbal noun of غَنِيَ; richness
2ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
3Arabicنِي—
Every word from Arabic نِي →