Homeworld

The word "homeworld" refers to the planet, or in some cases moon, from which a certain species originates. For example, Earth is the homeworld of the Humans and Anthromorphs, Palaven is the homeworld of the Turians, and Janjur Qom is the homeworld of the San' Shyuum.

In hypothetical cases more than one sapient species originates from the same planet, yet no homeworld has two naturally-occuring sapients.

In order for a celestial body to be a homeworld, it has to be the site where a species evolved; A Celestial body that includes the cultural and social origin of a certain species is called a Developmental world. A species with seperate distinct homeworlds and Developmental worlds is the Equestrians, who evolved on the planet HE-43281-3 but developed culturally in the New Ponyville region on the Citadel.