Where does “peju pesẹ” come from?

peju pesẹ (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.

peju pesẹ (Yoruba): to assemble; to congregate

Definitions

  1. to assemble; to congregate

Ancestry of “peju pesẹ”, step by step

peju pesẹ traces back through 3 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 ẹsẹ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaẹsẹ̀
2Yorubaẹ̀-

via Yoruba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yoruba
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