Where does “nim” come from?
nim (Hausa) comes from Arabic نِيم, from Hindi नीम, from Urdu نیم, from Sanskrit निम्ब.
nim (Hausa): neem tree
Ancestry of “nim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | نِيم | — |
| 2 | Hindi | नीम | neem |
| 3 | Urdu | نیم | rule; law; principle |
| 4 | Sanskrit | निम्ब | — |