Where does “bakan” come from?

bakan (Nubi) comes from Sudanese Arabic بكان, from Arabic مَكَان — place, location.

bakan (Nubi): place, location

Definitions

  1. place, location

Ancestry of “bakan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sudanese Arabicبكانplace, location
2Arabicمَكَانplace, location
Every word from Arabic مَكَانEvery word from Sudanese Arabic بكان