Where does “Isiyaku” come from?

Isiyaku (Hausa) comes from Arabic إِسْحَاق, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

Isiyaku (Hausa): Isaac biblical character

Definitions

  1. Isaac biblical character

Ancestry of “Isiyaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِسْحَاق—
2Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →Every word from Arabic إِسْحَاق →