Where does “qana” come from?

qana (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.

Ancestry of “qana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
2Aramaicקַנְיָא—
3Akkadianqanûmreed, cane

Words derived from “qana”

Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →
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