Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-la

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

Alternative forms

• *ɔ́-ra

Etymology

Probably of local Defoid innovation, the language Ayere ɔ́lá, while its sister language Ahan has another form, found in other more distant relatives suggesting *ɔ́-la to be a much younger term. If not, perhaps it is related to Igbo àrụ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ́.lā/

Noun

*ɔ́-la

1. body

Derived terms

• Igala: ọ́la
• Ifè: ara
• Olukumi: ara
• Yoruba: ara
• Ekiti Yoruba: ọra