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What language does the word "Zanahoria" originate from?

What language does the word "Zanahoria" originate from?

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I need to know what language the word comes from originally

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updated Jan 13, 2010
posted by kreed27

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This is the response according to Wiktionary -

Andalusian Arabic * (safunnárya), from Arabic ???????? (isfanaríyya) (compare Libyan Arabic: ????????? (sf?nn?riyya)), from Ancient Greek ????????? ?????.

updated Jan 13, 2010
posted by Miriamdelarosa
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HI kee, welcome to the forumsmile

this word is of Arabic origin, as you can read here:

zanahoria. (Del ár. hisp. *safunnárya, y este del gr. ????????? ?????, zanahoria silvestre).

updated Jan 13, 2010
posted by 00494d19