Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ̀-kʊ́ta

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

Etymology

From *ɔ̀- +‎ *kʊ́ta. Possibly derived from Proto-Niger-Congo *-ta, see Edoid cognates, (Edo okuta, Urhobo ukúta), Proto-Nupoid *o-kuta, Ayere ekita

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.kʊ́.tā/

Noun

*ɔ̀-kʊ́ta

1. rock, stone

Descendants

• Yoruba: òkúta
• Igala: òkwúta
• Yoruba: ọ̀kúta (Central Yoruba dialects)
• Olukumi: okuta
• Ifè: òkúta

Related terms

• *á-kpátá