Where does “gbekuru jẹ lọwọ ẹbọra” come from?
gbekuru jẹ lọwọ ẹbọra (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ẹbọra, from Yoruba àrà, from Arabic رَعْد — thunder.
gbekuru jẹ lọwọ ẹbọra (Yoruba): to die; in particular to die suddenly or unexpectedly
Definitions
- to die; in particular to die suddenly or unexpectedly
Ancestry of “gbekuru jẹ lọwọ ẹbọra”, step by step
gbekuru jẹ lọwọ ẹbọra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ẹbọra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ẹbọra | god, deity, divinity; earth spirit |
| 2 | Yoruba | àrà | body |
| 3 | Arabic | رَعْد | thunder |
via Yoruba gbà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | gbà | to rescue, to save, to deliver |
via Yoruba lọ́wọ́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | lọ́wọ́ | — |