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Where does “kına” come from?

kına (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قنا, from Arabic حِنَّاء, from Arabic حَنَّأَ.

kına (Turkish): henna

Definitions

  1. henna

Ancestry of “kına”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقنا—
2Arabicحِنَّاءhenna
3Arabicحَنَّأَ—
Every word from Arabic حَنَّأَ →