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Where does “кана” come from?

кана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish kına, from Ottoman Turkish قنا, from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.

кана (Serbo-Croatian): henna; kana

Definitions

  1. henna; kana

Ancestry of “кана”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkınahenna
2Ottoman Turkishقنا—
3Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
4Arabicحَنَّأَ—
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