Where does “Yemọja” come from?
Yemọja (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba iyè, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Yemọja (Yoruba): A powerful river orisha of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, sometimes regarded as the adoptive mother of all the orisha. She is believed to be the spirit of the Ògùn river
Definitions
- A powerful river orisha of creation, water, fertility, motherhood, sometimes regarded as the adoptive mother of all the orisha. She is believed to be the spirit of the Ògùn river
Ancestry of “Yemọja”, step by step
Yemọja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba ọmọ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọmọ | child |