Where does “kura” come from?

kura (Yoruba) comes from Vietnamese rà, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

kura (Yoruba): An irredeemable person, unrepentant, hopeless, rogue

Definitions

  1. An irredeemable person, unrepentant, hopeless, rogue

Ancestry of “kura”, step by step

kura traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseràto check
2Latinrēxking, ruler
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Proto-Nguni kú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunikú-Second-person singular object concord; Class 15...
2Proto-Bantukʊ̀-2nd person singular object concord; Class 15 noun...

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →