Where does “ya ara wa” come from?

ya ara wa (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba àrà, from Arabic رَعْد — thunder.

ya ara wa (Yoruba): to separate ourselves

Definitions

  1. to separate ourselves

Ancestry of “ya ara wa”, step by step

ya ara wa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba àrà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàràbody
2Arabicرَعْدthunder

via Yoruba yà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubayàto borrow

via Yoruba wà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubawàour
Every word from Arabic رَعْد →Every word from Yoruba àrà →