Where does “gbera ga” come from?

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

gbera ga (Yoruba): to be haughty; to be proud; to be arrogant

Definitions

  1. to be haughty; to be proud; to be arrogant

Ancestry of “gbera ga”, step by step

gbera ga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba gbé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbé—

via Yoruba gà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagàto set up a collapsible device; to open out; to spread out
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →