Where does “rọra” come from?

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

rọra (Yoruba): to be careful, to pay attention

Definitions

  1. to be careful, to pay attention

Ancestry of “rọra”, step by step

rọra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba rò

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