Where does “ataju” come from?

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

ataju (Yoruba): tear gas

Definitions

  1. tear gas

Ancestry of “ataju”, step by step

ataju traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba a

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

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 Yoruba ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubatato sell something
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