Where does “esganar” come from?

esganar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gana, from English Ghana, from Maltese għana, from Arabic غنى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

esganar (Portuguese): to strangle

Definitions

  1. to strangle

Ancestry of “esganar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseganaa strong desire, willingness or enthusiasm to...
2EnglishGhanaA style of Maltese folk singing
3Maltesegħanato enrich
4Arabicغنىto sing; verbal noun of غَنِيَ; richness
5ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
6Arabicنِي—
Every word from Arabic نِي →Every word from Arabic ن →Every word from Arabic غنى →
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