Where does “magdara” come from?

magdara (Waray-Waray) comes from Proto-Turkic dara-, from Yoruba àrà, from Arabic رَعْد — thunder.

magdara (Waray-Waray): to bring

Definitions

  1. to bring

Ancestry of “magdara”, step by step

magdara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic dara-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicdara-to comb
2Yorubaàràbody
3Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Waray-Waray mag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Waraymag
Every word from Arabic رَعْد