Where does “bishegi nuwan” come from?

bishegi nuwan (Nupe) comes from Nupe bishegi, from Nupe -gi.

bishegi nuwan (Nupe): dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Definitions

  1. dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)

Ancestry of “bishegi nuwan”, step by step

bishegi nuwan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nupe bishegi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nupebishegibantam chicken
2Nupe-gi—

via Nupe nuwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nupenuwanwater
Every word from Nupe -gi →Every word from Nupe bishegi →