Where does “tágà” come from?
tágà (Kanuri) comes from Arabic طَاقَة, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.
Ancestry of “tágà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | طَاقَة | window; energy; power; strength |
| 2 | Persian | طاق | vault; arch |
| 3 | Arabic | طاق | to bear; arch |
| 4 | Middle Iranian | tāk | — |
Words derived from “tágà”