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Where does “alcanna” come from?
alcanna (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic الحِنَّاء.
Ancestry of “alcanna”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
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Arabic
الحِنَّاء
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Words derived from “alcanna”
alkanet
alcanna
alcana
alcana
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