Where does “damira” come from?

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

damira (Yoruba): to break water; literally to lose one's amniotic fluid before one goes into labor

Definitions

  1. to break water; literally to lose one's amniotic fluid before one goes into labor

Ancestry of “damira”, step by step

damira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba omira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaomiraamniotic fluid
2Yorubaàràbody
3Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba dá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubadáto pour (down or into)
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →Every word from Yoruba omira →