Where does “elegee ara” come from?

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

elegee ara (Yoruba): a talented dribbler

Definitions

  1. a talented dribbler

Ancestry of “elegee ara”, step by step

elegee ara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba ègé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaègé
2Yorubaẹ̀-
Every word from Arabic رَعْدEvery word from Yoruba àrà
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