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Where does “ogham” come from?

ogham (English) comes from English Ogham, from Irish ogham, from Old Irish ogum, from Yoruba Ògún.

ogham (English): Alternative form of Ogham

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Ogham

Ancestry of “ogham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOghamA single character in this alphabet
2IrishoghamOgham
3Old Irishogum—
4YorubaÒgún—
Every word from Yoruba Ògún →