Where does “Ogbesẹ” come from?

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

Ogbesẹ (Yoruba): The thirtieth sign of the Ifa divination system, it is one of the signs of the ọmọ odù; the 240 minor signs

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “Ogbesẹ”, step by step

Ogbesẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba Ogbè

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaOgbè—
2Yorubaò-—

via Yoruba Ọ̀sẹ́

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