Where does “bura” come from?

bura (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni bú-, from Proto-Bantu bʊ́- — Class 14 pronominal concord; Class 14 subject...

bura (Yoruba): to swear, to take an oath, to forswear

Definitions

  1. to swear, to take an oath, to forswear

Ancestry of “bura”, step by step

bura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni bú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunibú-Class 14 subject concord; Class 14 object concord
2Proto-Bantubʊ́-Class 14 pronominal concord; Class 14 subject...

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder
Every word from Proto-Bantu bʊ́- →Every word from Proto-Nguni bú- →