Where does “irun oju” come from?

irun oju (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.

irun oju (Yoruba): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “irun oju”, step by step

irun oju traces back through two 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 irun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubairunhair
Every word from Yoruba Ọ̀runEvery word from Yoruba ojú