Where does “igberaga” come from?

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

igberaga (Yoruba): pride, arrogance

Definitions

  1. pride, arrogance

Ancestry of “igberaga”, step by step

igberaga 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 gbé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubagbé
Every word from Arabic رَعْد