Where does “Oriṣa-nla” come from?

Oriṣa-nla (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba òrìṣà — orisha.

Oriṣa-nla (Yoruba): A nickname or oríkì name for the divinity Ọbàtálá

Definitions

  1. A nickname or oríkì name for the divinity Ọbàtálá

Ancestry of “Oriṣa-nla”, step by step

Oriṣa-nla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba òrìṣà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaòrìṣàorisha

via Yoruba ńlá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubańlábig, large
Every word from Yoruba òrìṣà