Where does “alubasa” come from?

alubasa (Yoruba) comes from Hausa albasa, from Arabic بَصَل — onions.

Ancestry of “alubasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausaalbasaonion
2Arabicبَصَلonions
Every word from Arabic بَصَل →Every word from Hausa albasa →
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