English
fanga
Fanga comes from Portuguese fanga ‘fanga, Portuguese sack, a traditional unit of…’, and goes back to Arabic فَنِيقَة.
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَنِيقَةfanīqa
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600same formfaníqa‘sack’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentfanga‘fanga, Portuguese sack, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to about 50–75 litres at…’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentفَنِيقَةfanīqa
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600same formfaníqa‘sack’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentfanga‘fanga, Portuguese sack, a traditional unit of dry volume equal to about 50–75 litres at…’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic فَنِيقَة
Today it means
noun A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic فَنِيقَة / fanga