Where does “sanra” come from?

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

sanra (Yoruba): to be fat, to be overweight

Definitions

  1. to be fat, to be overweight

Ancestry of “sanra”, step by step

sanra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba sàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubasànto pay
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →