Where does “قنال” come from?
قنال (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French canal, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα, from Akkadian 𒄀, from Sumerian 𒄀 — reed; a certain unit of length.
قنال (Ottoman Turkish): canal, irrigation-trench, pipe, conduit
Definitions
- canal, irrigation-trench, pipe, conduit
Ancestry of “قنال”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | canal | canal; channel |
| 2 | Old French | canal | — |
| 3 | Latin | canālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
Words derived from “قنال”