Where does “lokaci-lokaci” come from?

lokaci-lokaci (Hausa) comes from Hausa lōkàcī, from Kanuri lóktù, from Arabic وَقْت — time.

lokaci-lokaci (Hausa): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “lokaci-lokaci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausalōkàcītime
2Kanurilóktù(period of) time
3Arabicوَقْتtime
Every word from Arabic وَقْت →Every word from Kanuri lóktù →Every word from Hausa lōkàcī →