English
alkekengi
Alkekengi comes from French alkékenge ‘Chinese lantern, bladder cherry’, and goes back to Arabic كَاكَنْج.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَاكَنْجkākanj‘bladder cherry plant and fruit)’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentalkékenge‘Chinese lantern, bladder cherry’
- Englishtodayalkekengi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَاكَنْجkākanj‘bladder cherry plant and fruit)’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentalkékenge‘Chinese lantern, bladder cherry’
- Englishtodayalkekengi
Every English word from Arabic كَاكَنْج
Today it means
noun A herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (Alkekengi officinarum).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كَاكَنْج / alkekengi