Where does “Oriṣanla” come from?

Oriṣanla (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba òrìṣà — orisha.

Ancestry of “Oriṣanla”, step by step

Oriṣanla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba òrìṣà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaòrìṣàorisha

via Yoruba ńlá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubańlábig, large
Every word from Yoruba òrìṣà