Where does “Nilo-Saharan” come from?

Nilo-Saharan (English) comes from English Saharan, from English Sahara, from Arabic صَحَارَى — deserts.

Nilo-Saharan (English): Belonging to the Nilo-Saharan language family, or...

Definitions

  1. Belonging to the Nilo-Saharan language family, or...

Ancestry of “Nilo-Saharan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSaharanof or pertaining to the Sahara desert; A native...
2EnglishSahara—
3Arabicصَحَارَىdeserts

Words derived from “Nilo-Saharan”

Every word from Arabic صَحَارَى →Every word from English Sahara →Every word from English Saharan →