Where does “altine” come from?

altine (Wolof) comes from Hausa Litinin, from Arabic الاِثْنَيْن, from Arabic اِثْنَان — two.

altine (Wolof): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “altine”, step by step

altine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hausa Litinin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HausaLitininMonday
2Arabicالاِثْنَيْن—
3Arabicاِثْنَانtwo

via Arabic الْاِثْنَيْن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالْاِثْنَيْن—
Every word from Arabic اِثْنَان →Every word from Arabic الاِثْنَيْن →Every word from Hausa Litinin →