Where does “Sallau” come from?

Sallau (Hausa) comes from Hausa salla, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

Ancestry of “Sallau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausasallaprayer, salat; religious holiday
2Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
3Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
4Aramaicצלותאprayer
Every word from Aramaic צלותא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Arabic صَلَاة →