Where does “Tanger” come from?

Tanger (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French Tanger, from Latin Tingis, from Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤂.

Ancestry of “Tanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTanger—
2LatinTingisTangier
3Punic𐤕𐤍𐤂—
Every word from Punic 𐤕𐤍𐤂 →Every word from Latin Tingis →Every word from French Tanger →