Where does “aṣiwájú” come from?

aṣiwájú (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba a, from Yoruba gùn — to be long (usually along a horizontal axis).

aṣiwájú (Yoruba): A traditional chieftaincy title

Definitions

  1. A traditional chieftaincy title

Ancestry of “aṣiwájú”, step by step

aṣiwájú traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaawe
2Yorubagùnto be long (usually along a horizontal axis)

via Yoruba ṣí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaṣí—

via Yoruba iwájú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaiwájúfront
Every word from Yoruba gùn →