Where does “afojudi” come from?

afojudi (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ojú, from Yoruba Ọ̀run — the place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place.

afojudi (Yoruba): the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone

Definitions

  1. the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone

Ancestry of “afojudi”, step by step

afojudi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ojú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaojúeye
2YorubaỌ̀runthe place of origin for all humans where souls (orí) are created, humans return to their individual ọ̀run after death. It does not represent a specific entity or location, every human has their own origin place

via Proto-Bantu à-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubato become opaque
Every word from Yoruba Ọ̀run
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