Where does “giris” come from?
giris (Hausa) comes from English grease, from Middle English Grece, from Anglo-Norman craisse.
giris (Hausa): grease
Ancestry of “giris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grease | Animal fat in a melted or soft state; Any oily or... |
| 2 | Middle English | Grece | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | craisse | — |