Where does “ọmọwe” come from?

ọmọwe (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba mọ̀ — to know.

ọmọwe (Yoruba): scholar, philosopher

Definitions

  1. scholar, philosopher

Ancestry of “ọmọwe”, step by step

ọmọwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba mọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamọ̀to know

via Yoruba ìwé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìwé
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