Where does “isipinatshi” come from?

isipinatshi (Xhosa) comes from English spinach, from Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ, from Persian اسپناخ — Alternative form of اسفناج; spinach.

isipinatshi (Xhosa): spinach

Definitions

  1. spinach

Ancestry of “isipinatshi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspinachA particular edible plant, "Spinacia oleracea",...
2Middle Englishspinachspinach
3Anglo-NormanspinacheAlternative form of espinoche
4Old Frenchespinochespinach
5Old Occitanespinarc—
6Arabicإِسْفَانَاخ—
7PersianاسپناخAlternative form of اسفناج; spinach
Every word from Persian اسپناخ →Every word from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ →Every word from Old Occitan espinarc →