Where does “malam” come from?

malam (Hausa) comes from Hausa malami, from Kanuri málə̀m, from Arabic معلم, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

malam (Hausa): mister

Definitions

  1. mister

Ancestry of “malam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausamalamiteacher; scholar; official, supervisor
2Kanurimálə̀mscholar
3Arabicمعلمtaught, schooled, instructed, educated, trained;...
4Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform
Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic معلم →Every word from Kanuri málə̀m →
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