Where does “gbera” come from?

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

gbera (Yoruba): to take off; to depart; to leave

Definitions

  1. to take off; to depart; to leave

Ancestry of “gbera”, step by step

gbera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba gbé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbé—
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →