Where does “Ogbekanran” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Ogbekanran”, step by step

Ogbekanran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba Ogbè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaOgbè—
2Yorubaò-—

via Yoruba Ọ̀kànràn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaỌ̀kànrànThe eighth principal sign of the Ifa divination system
Every word from Yoruba ò- →Every word from Yoruba Ogbè →