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Where does “Ologun” come from?

Ologun (English) comes from English Ogun, from Ottoman Turkish اوگون, from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

Ologun (English): A member of the social class of warrior chiefs in...

Definitions

  1. A member of the social class of warrior chiefs in...

Ancestry of “Ologun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOgun—
2Ottoman Turkishاوگونration. portion, a quantity of meal served out
3Turkishodunfirewood
4Proto-Turkic*ōtïn—
5Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
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