Where does “ifura” come from?

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

ifura (Yoruba): suspicion

Definitions

  1. suspicion

Ancestry of “ifura”, step by step

ifura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba fura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubafurato be suspicious, to suspect
2Yorubaàràbody
3Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Proto-Bantu ì-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →Every word from Yoruba fura →