Where does “ifọrọdara” come from?

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

ifọrọdara (Yoruba): word play; typically utilizing tone and repetition

Definitions

  1. word play; typically utilizing tone and repetition

Ancestry of “ifọrọdara”, step by step

ifọrọdara traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba dá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubadáto pour (down or into)
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →