Where does “ọwọ alaafia” come from?

ọwọ alaafia (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba àlàáfíà, from Hausa lafiya, from Kanuri kǝ́láfíà, from Arabic عَافِيَة.

ọwọ alaafia (Yoruba): left-hand; left side (literally, "the hand of peace")

Definitions

  1. left-hand; left side (literally, "the hand of peace")

Ancestry of “ọwọ alaafia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàlàáfíàgood health, peace
2Hausalafiyahealth; safely
3Kanurikǝ́láfíà—
4Arabicعَافِيَة—
Every word from Arabic عَافِيَة →Every word from Kanuri kǝ́láfíà →Every word from Hausa lafiya →