Where does “ሰና” come from?

ሰና (Tigre) comes from Arabic سنا, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

ሰና (Tigre): Port Royal senna (Senna italica syn. Cassia obovata)

Definitions

  1. Port Royal senna (Senna italica syn. Cassia obovata)

Ancestry of “ሰና”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسناto irrigate, to water; to bring up, to draw; to...
2Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
3Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic سنا →