Where does “bindigatswaci” come from?

bindigatswaci (Nupe) comes from Hausa bindiga, from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة — rifle, gun.

bindigatswaci (Nupe): gun maker

Definitions

  1. gun maker

Ancestry of “bindigatswaci”, step by step

bindigatswaci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hausa bindiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausabindigagun, firearm
2Arabicبُنْدُقِيَّةrifle, gun

via Nupe tswa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nupetswa—
Every word from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة →Every word from Hausa bindiga →