Where does “ọdun Ijẹṣu” come from?
ọdun Ijẹṣu (Yoruba) comes from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.
ọdun Ijẹṣu (Yoruba): a festival celebrating the yam harvest and fertility deities, it is often the most important festival in a Yorùbá town, especially Eastern Yorùbá towns. It is usually held at the end of August or beginning of September. Citizens are traditionally forbidden from eating any yams until the rites of the
Definitions
- a festival celebrating the yam harvest and fertility deities, it is often the most important festival in a Yorùbá town, especially Eastern Yorùbá towns. It is usually held at the end of August or beginning of September. Citizens are traditionally forbidden from eating any yams until the rites of the
Ancestry of “ọdun Ijẹṣu”, step by step
ọdun Ijẹṣu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish odun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | odun | firewood |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *ōtïn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
via Proto-Bantu ì-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |
via Yoruba iṣu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | iṣu | any of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea |