Where does “ojugba” come from?

ojugba (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.

ojugba (Yoruba): peer, agemate

Definitions

  1. peer, agemate

Ancestry of “ojugba”, step by step

ojugba 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 igbá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaigbácalabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
2Yorubaị-—
Every word from Yoruba Ọ̀run →Every word from Yoruba ojú →