Where does “بشنيخة” come from?

بشنيخة (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Spanish biznaga, from Arabic bisnāj, from Latin pastinaca, from Latin pastinum — A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...

Ancestry of “بشنيخة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbiznagatoothpickweed, khella; Any of several species of...
2Arabicbisnāj—
3Latinpastinacaparsnip; stingray
4LatinpastinumA kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...

Words derived from “بشنيخة”

Every word from Latin pastinum →Every word from Latin pastinaca →Every word from Arabic bisnāj →