Where does “ọsẹ Ifa” come from?
ọsẹ Ifa (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba Ifá.
ọsẹ Ifa (Yoruba): the second day of the week in the traditional 4-day week of the Yoruba calendar. It is the day of the week dedicated to the worship of the orisha Ifá (Ọ̀rúnmìlà) and other orisha, including Ọ̀ṣun, Èṣù, Ọ̀sanyin, Yemọja, Olókun, Ajé, and Òṣùmàrè
Definitions
- the second day of the week in the traditional 4-day week of the Yoruba calendar. It is the day of the week dedicated to the worship of the orisha Ifá (Ọ̀rúnmìlà) and other orisha, including Ọ̀ṣun, Èṣù, Ọ̀sanyin, Yemọja, Olókun, Ajé, and Òṣùmàrè
Ancestry of “ọsẹ Ifa”, step by step
ọsẹ Ifa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba Ifá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | Ifá | — |
via Yoruba ọ̀sẹ̀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọ̀sẹ̀ | — |