Etymology

Sani

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Today it means: A Loloish language spoken in China. Full definition →

Italian Sani ← Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ ← Hausa Sani
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromثَانٍ“second”
  2. Hausa · borrowed fromSani
  3. Punjabi · borrowed fromਟੀਨਾ
  4. Italian · borrowed fromSani
  5. English todaySani

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Sani, a patronymic from the medieval personal name Sano. * Borrowed from Punjabi ਟੀਨਾ (ṭīnā), a surname found among members of the Sikh community. * Borrowed from Hausa Sani, a surname given to the second of two or more sons, from Arabic ثَانٍ (ṯānin, “second”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.