Where does “iba pọnju-pọntọ” come from?

iba pọnju-pọntọ (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.

iba pọnju-pọntọ (Yoruba): yellow fever

Definitions

  1. yellow fever

Ancestry of “iba pọnju-pọntọ”, step by step

iba pọnju-pọntọ 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 Yoruba ibà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaibàfever
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba pọ́n

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubapọ́nto flatter, to compliment, to praise
Every word from Yoruba Ọ̀run