Where does “ogun abẹle” come from?
ogun abẹle (Yoruba) comes from English Ogun, from Ottoman Turkish اوگون, from Turkish odun, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.
ogun abẹle (Yoruba): civil war
Definitions
- civil war
Ancestry of “ogun abẹle”, step by step
ogun abẹle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ogun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ogun | An orisha in the Yoruba religion, the god of war and technology |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اوگون | ration. portion, a quantity of meal served out |
| 3 | Turkish | odun | firewood |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *ōtïn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ōt | fire; bonfire |
via Yoruba ilé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
via Yoruba abẹ́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | abẹ́ | under |