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Where does “alhenna” come from?

alhenna (Old Spanish) comes from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.

alhenna (Old Spanish): henna

Definitions

  1. henna

Ancestry of “alhenna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
2Arabicحَنَّأَ—

Words derived from “alhenna”

  • alkanet
  • alcanna
  • alheña
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