Where does “daƙiƙi” come from?

daƙiƙi (Hausa) comes from Arabic دَقِيق, from Arabic ق, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.

daƙiƙi (Hausa): stupid

Definitions

  1. stupid

Ancestry of “daƙiƙi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَقِيقflour; fine, thin; delicate, fragile; small;...
2Arabicقsecond-person masculine singular active...
3Nabataean𐢏—
4Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ق →
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