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

кана traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish kına

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

via Japanese 仮名

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese仮名a category of Japanese syllabary scripts: kana; a...
2Japanese名name; reputation; famous, great, noted
3Middle Chinese名name
Every word from Arabic حَنَّأَ →Every word from Arabic حِنَّاء →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قنا →