Where does “Basakkwace” come from?
Basakkwace (Hausa) comes from Hausa Sakkwato, from Arabic سُوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.
Basakkwace (Hausa): someone from Sokoto
Definitions
- someone from Sokoto
Ancestry of “Basakkwace”, step by step
Basakkwace traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hausa Sakkwato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hausa | Sakkwato | — |
| 2 | Arabic | سُوق | market, souq |
| 3 | Aramaic | שוקא | street; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒋻 | divide, cut off |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒆸 | "upqu" "block" |
| 6 | Sumerian | 𒆸 | block, slab; to make clod |
via Hausa ba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hausa | ba | — |