Where does “bora” come from?

bora (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba àrà, from Arabic رَعْد — thunder.

bora (Yoruba): to bleach one's skin; to lighten one's skin

Definitions

  1. to bleach one's skin; to lighten one's skin

Ancestry of “bora”, step by step

bora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba bọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubabọ̀to return, to come here, to arrive
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →
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