Where does “fanimọra” come from?

fanimọra (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba fà, from Yoruba a, from Yoruba gùn — to be long (usually along a horizontal axis).

fanimọra (Yoruba): attractive, likeable, inviting

Definitions

  1. attractive, likeable, inviting

Ancestry of “fanimọra”, step by step

fanimọra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba fà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubafàto pull
2Yorubaawe
3Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba mọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamọ̀to know
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