Where does “nnkankan” come from?

nnkankan (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba nǹkan, from Yoruba ikan — termite.

nnkankan (Yoruba): something, anything

Definitions

  1. something, anything

Ancestry of “nnkankan”, step by step

nnkankan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba nǹkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubanǹkanobject, thing, something
2Yorubaikantermite

via Yoruba kan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubakanone
Every word from Yoruba ikan →Every word from Yoruba nǹkan →