Where does “Logunẹdẹ” come from?
Logunẹdẹ (Yoruba) comes from English Ologun, from English Ogun, from Ottoman Turkish اوگون, from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.
Logunẹdẹ (Yoruba): a primordial divinity and orisha associated with hunting and war. While he is said to be from Ẹ̀fọ̀n-Aláayè, his worship is centered in Ìbàdàn. He is closely associated with Ọ̀ṣun and Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì (with some sources saying he is their son)
Definitions
- a primordial divinity and orisha associated with hunting and war. While he is said to be from Ẹ̀fọ̀n-Aláayè, his worship is centered in Ìbàdàn. He is closely associated with Ọ̀ṣun and Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì (with some sources saying he is their son)
Ancestry of “Logunẹdẹ”, step by step
Logunẹdẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ologun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ologun | A member of the social class of warrior chiefs in... |
| 2 | English | Ogun | An orisha in the Yoruba religion, the god of war and technology |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اوگون | ration. portion, a quantity of meal served out |
| 4 | Turkish | odun | firewood |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *ōtïn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
via Yoruba ẹ̀dẹ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ẹ̀dẹ | language |