Where does “Ogbeka” come from?

Ogbeka (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba Ogbè, from Yoruba ò-.

Ogbeka (Yoruba): The twenty-sixth sign of the Ifa divination system, it is one of the signs of the ọmọ odù; the 240 minor signs

Definitions

  1. The twenty-sixth sign of the Ifa divination system, it is one of the signs of the ọmọ odù; the 240 minor signs

Ancestry of “Ogbeka”, step by step

Ogbeka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba Ogbè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaOgbè—
2Yorubaò-—

via Yoruba Ìká

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaÌká—
Every word from Yoruba ò- →Every word from Yoruba Ogbè →