Where does “Ewelere” come from?

Ewelere (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba eré, from Yoruba ẹ̀-.

Ewelere (Yoruba): An oríkì name for the orisha Ṣàngó, praising his knowledge of medicinal herbs

Definitions

  1. An oríkì name for the orisha Ṣàngó, praising his knowledge of medicinal herbs

Ancestry of “Ewelere”, step by step

Ewelere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba eré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaeréadvantage, reward
2Yorubaẹ̀-—

via Yoruba ní

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaní—
Every word from Yoruba ẹ̀- →Every word from Yoruba eré →