Etymology

ciranda

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Portuguese ciranda ← Spanish zaranda ← Andalusian Arabic سرند
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The story

  1. Persian · derived fromسرند“sieve”
  2. Andalusian Arabic · derived fromسرند
  3. Spanish · derived fromzaranda“sieve”
  4. Portuguese · borrowed fromciranda
  5. English todayciranda

Borrowed from Portuguese ciranda, which is from Spanish zaranda (“sieve”), from Andalusian Arabic سرند (sarand), from Persian سرند (sarand, “sieve”).

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