Where does “Ghana” come from?

Ghana (Welsh) comes from English Ghana, from Maltese għana, from Arabic غنى, from Arabic ن, from Arabic نِي.

Ancestry of “Ghana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGhanaA style of Maltese folk singing
2Maltesegħanato enrich
3Arabicغنىto sing; verbal noun of غَنِيَ; richness
4ArabicنSuffix marking the short or long energetic mood...
5Arabicنِي—
Every word from Arabic نِي →Every word from Arabic ن →Every word from Arabic غنى →
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