Where does “ọdaju” come from?

ọdaju (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba dájú, from Yoruba ojú, from Yoruba Ọ̀run — the place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place.

ọdaju (Yoruba): callous person; insensitive person

Definitions

  1. callous person; insensitive person

Ancestry of “ọdaju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubadájúto be heartless, to be mean
2Yorubaojúeye
3YorubaỌ̀runthe place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place
Every word from Yoruba Ọ̀run →Every word from Yoruba ojú →Every word from Yoruba dájú →