Where does “ojumọ” come from?

ojumọ (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.

ojumọ (Yoruba): day, dawn

Definitions

  1. day, dawn

Ancestry of “ojumọ”, step by step

ojumọ 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 mọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubamọ̀to know
Every word from Yoruba Ọ̀runEvery word from Yoruba ojú
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