Where does “Oriṣaala” come from?

Oriṣaala (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba òrìṣà — orisha.

Ancestry of “Oriṣaala”, step by step

Oriṣaala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba òrìṣà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaòrìṣàorisha

via Yoruba ńlá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubańlábig, large
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