Where does “Eleduwa” come from?

Eleduwa (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ìwà, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

Eleduwa (Yoruba): A nickname for the Supreme being of the Yoruba religion, Olódùmarè

Definitions

  1. A nickname for the Supreme being of the Yoruba religion, Olódùmarè

Ancestry of “Eleduwa”, step by step

Eleduwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ìwà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìwàcharacter, behavior
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba edù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaedù—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ìwà →