Where does “alkarya” come from?

alkarya (Hausa) comes from Arabic قرية, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

alkarya (Hausa): unwalled town

Definitions

  1. unwalled town

Ancestry of “alkarya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقريةcity, town; village, hamlet, rural community;...
2Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic قرية →