Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/à-kɪ̀kɔ

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This Proto-Yoruboid entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Yoruboid

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ *kɔ (to crow), with a partial reduplication of the verb-root *kɔ occurring, ultimately Onomatopoeic. Found widespread throughout Niger-Congo languages of common onomatopeic origin, see Ayere akɔkɔ, Igbo ọ̀kụkụ̀ (fowl), Proto-Edoid *O-khɔkhɔ, Proto-Bantu *nkókó, Akan akokɔ, Ukaan ɛ̀kɔ̀kɔ̀.

See the onomatopeic origins of forms for cock in other un-related languages, see English cock, French coq, Hungarian kakas, Chinese where the consonant /k/ is heavily relied upon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*à-kɪ̀kɔ

  1. cock, rooster
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Derived terms

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