Where does “opitan” come from?

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

opitan (Yoruba): historian, storyteller

Definitions

  1. historian, storyteller

Ancestry of “opitan”, step by step

opitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ìtàn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìtànhistory, story
2Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yoruba pá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubapáto kill
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Yoruba ìtàn →