SALT
Salt is iyọ̀. It comes from the etymological root of “yọ̀,” which means sweet, glad, smooth, fluid. It also means SLIPPERY. It is from “yọ̀” that “ayọ̀” (joy) is derived. Yoruba names such as Ayodele, Ayodeji, Adedayo, etc, are names alluding to salt, sweetness and joy. Humans started enjoying salt at the beginning of time. We sweat when we exert ourselves physically and sweat contains salt. Babies also cry and tears contain salt. And sometimes the sweat finds its way to our tongue. Babies enjoy tasting salt from the tears they cry. Once we discovered the sweetness of salt from crying and sweating, we began …