English
kanafeh
Kanafeh comes from Arabic كُنافة.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُنافةkunāfa
- Englishtodaykanafeh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُنافةkunāfa
- Englishtodaykanafeh
The story
Borrowed from Arabic كُنافة (kunāfa), itself possibly from Coptic ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ (kenephiten).
Every English word from Arabic كُنافة
Today it means
noun A Middle Eastern dessert composed of a cheese pastry soaked in syrup.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كُنافة / kanafeh