Where does “ilera” come from?

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

ilera (Yoruba): health

Definitions

  1. health

Ancestry of “ilera”, step by step

ilera 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 lé

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