Where does “narun” come from?

narun (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba iná, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

narun (Yoruba): a type of skin rash mainly caused by onchocerciasis

Definitions

  1. a type of skin rash mainly caused by onchocerciasis

Ancestry of “narun”, step by step

narun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba iná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaináfire, light
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba Ọ̀run

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YorubaỌ̀runthe 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
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì-
narun — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer