Where does “voudou” come from?

voudou (Louisiana Creole French) comes from Haitian Creole vodou, from Fon vodu.

Ancestry of “voudou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolevodouvoodoo
2Fonvodu—

Words derived from “voudou”

Every word from Fon vodu →Every word from Haitian Creole vodou →
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