Where does “Balarabe” come from?

Balarabe (Hausa) comes from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.

Balarabe (Hausa): Arab

Definitions

  1. Arab

Ancestry of “Balarabe”, step by step

Balarabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عَرَب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
2Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

via Hausa Lā̀r̃àbā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HausaLā̀r̃àbāWednesday
2Arabicالْأَرْبِعَاء—
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic عَرَب →