Where does “alheña” come from?

alheña (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish alhenna, from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.

alheña (Spanish): henna; privet

Definitions

  1. henna; privet

Ancestry of “alheña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishalhennahenna
2Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
3Arabicحَنَّأَ—
Every word from Arabic حَنَّأَ →Every word from Arabic حِنَّاء →Every word from Old Spanish alhenna →