Where does “Ajogun” come from?

Ajogun (Yoruba) comes from English Ogun, from Ottoman Turkish اوگون, from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

Ajogun (Yoruba): In the Yoruba mythology, the personification of malevolent forces as six hundred and one warriors that wage war against humanity. The eight leaders of these forces include Ikú, Àrùn, Ẹ̀gbà, Èpè, Òfò, Ẹ̀wọ̀n, Ọ̀ràn, and Èṣe

Definitions

  1. In the Yoruba mythology, the personification of malevolent forces as six hundred and one warriors that wage war against humanity. The eight leaders of these forces include Ikú, Àrùn, Ẹ̀gbà, Èpè, Òfò, Ẹ̀wọ̀n, Ọ̀ràn, and Èṣe

Ancestry of “Ajogun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOgunAn orisha in the Yoruba religion, the god of war and technology
2Ottoman Turkishاوگونration. portion, a quantity of meal served out
3Turkishodunfirewood
4Proto-Turkic*ōtïn—
5Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
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