Where does “fura” come from?

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

fura (Yoruba): to be suspicious, to suspect

Definitions

  1. to be suspicious, to suspect

Ancestry of “fura”, step by step

fura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Hausa fura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HausafuraBalls of cooked millet in cultured milk; Gruel...

Words derived from “fura”

Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →