Where does “Alapadupẹ” come from?
Alapadupẹ (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba dúpẹ́.
Alapadupẹ (Yoruba): a euphemistic nickname for the deity of smallpox (Ṣànpọ̀nná). Because the disease was so widely feared it was forbidden for there to show any signs of affection, less they anger the deity who may inflict the disease on others
Definitions
- a euphemistic nickname for the deity of smallpox (Ṣànpọ̀nná). Because the disease was so widely feared it was forbidden for there to show any signs of affection, less they anger the deity who may inflict the disease on others
Ancestry of “Alapadupẹ”, step by step
Alapadupẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba dúpẹ́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | dúpẹ́ | — |
via Yoruba pá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | pá | to kill |