Where does “Ijẹṣu” come from?
Ijẹṣu (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
Ijẹṣu (Yoruba): traditional new yam harvest festival celebrated by many Yoruba towns, consisting of honoring ancestors and fertility deities
Definitions
- traditional new yam harvest festival celebrated by many Yoruba towns, consisting of honoring ancestors and fertility deities
Ancestry of “Ijẹṣu”, step by step
Ijẹṣu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Bantu ì-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |
via Yoruba iṣu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | iṣu | any of the various species of wild and cultivated yam in the family Dioscorea |