Where does “malami” come from?

malami (Nupe) comes from Hausa malami, from Kanuri málə̀m, from Arabic معلم, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

malami (Nupe): mallam; imam

Definitions

  1. mallam; imam

Ancestry of “malami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausamalamiteacher; scholar; official, supervisor
2Kanurimálə̀mscholar
3Arabicمعلمtaught, schooled, instructed, educated, trained;...
4Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform
Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic معلم →Every word from Kanuri málə̀m →