Where does “lisha” come from?

lisha (Hausa) comes from Arabic عشاء, from Arabic ش, from Proto-Semitic šinn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sin-.

lisha (Hausa): isha, the evening prayer

Definitions

  1. isha, the evening prayer

Ancestry of “lisha”, step by step

lisha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic عشاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعشاءdinner, supper; evening prayer
2Arabicشش; ر
3Proto-Semiticšinn-tooth
4Proto-Afroasiaticsin-—

via Arabic عِشَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعِشَاءevening, night
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic sin- →Every word from Proto-Semitic šinn- →Every word from Arabic ش →