Where does “riba” come from?

riba (Hausa) comes from Arabic رِبًا.

riba (Hausa): bank interest, usury; profit; benefit, gain,...

Definitions

  1. bank interest, usury; profit; benefit, gain,...

Ancestry of “riba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرِبًا
Every word from Arabic رِبًا