Where does “Ogboni” come from?

Ogboni (English) comes from Yoruba Ògbóni, from Hungarian -eni, from Hungarian -é-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

Ogboni (English): A fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba-speaking polities of Nigeria, Benin and Togo, as well as among the Edo people. It performs a range of political, religious and judicial functions

Definitions

  1. A fraternal institution indigenous to the Yoruba-speaking polities of Nigeria, Benin and Togo, as well as among the Edo people. It performs a range of political, religious and judicial functions

Ancestry of “Ogboni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaÒgbóni—
2Hungarian-eniUsed to form the infinitive; "For the other...
3Hungarian-é-—
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →