Where does “logun ọfẹ” come from?
logun ọfẹ (Yoruba) comes from English Ologun, from English Ogun, from Ottoman Turkish اوگون, from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.
logun ọfẹ (Yoruba): A greeting used to hail a powerful warrior or warlord
Definitions
- A greeting used to hail a powerful warrior or warlord
Ancestry of “logun ọfẹ”, step by step
logun ọfẹ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ologun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ologun | A member of the social class of warrior chiefs in... |
| 2 | English | Ogun | An orisha in the Yoruba religion, the god of war and technology |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | اوگون | ration. portion, a quantity of meal served out |
| 4 | Turkish | odun | firewood |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *ōtïn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
via Yoruba ọfẹ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ọfẹ | — |