Where does “arukawani” come from?

arukawani (Baatonum) comes from Hausa àlkawàr̃ī, from Arabic قَوْل — saying.

arukawani (Baatonum): contract, deal, alliance

Definitions

  1. contract, deal, alliance

Ancestry of “arukawani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausaàlkawàr̃īpromise
2Arabicقَوْلsaying
Every word from Arabic قَوْل →Every word from Hausa àlkawàr̃ī →