Where does “orixá” come from?

orixá (Portuguese) comes from Yoruba òrìṣà — orisha.

orixá (Portuguese): orisha divine entity

Definitions

  1. orisha divine entity

Ancestry of “orixá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaòrìṣàorisha
Every word from Yoruba òrìṣà