Where does “Alapinni” come from?

Alapinni (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba a, from Yoruba gùn — to be long (usually along a horizontal axis).

Alapinni (Yoruba): A senior traditional chieftaincy title in Ọ̀yọ́, a member of the Ọ̀yọ́mèsì and the head of the Egúngún cult

Definitions

  1. A senior traditional chieftaincy title in Ọ̀yọ́, a member of the Ọ̀yọ́mèsì and the head of the Egúngún cult

Ancestry of “Alapinni”, step by step

Alapinni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaawe
2Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)

via Yoruba pinni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubapinni—
Every word from Yoruba gùn →