Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ó-gwṹ
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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
Etymology
Possibly from *ó- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *gwṹ (“to be jealous”), the root verb *gwṹ may translate to the feeling of competitively or jealousy associated with inheritance disputes and relationships among co-wives and children, who are often seeking to undermine their fellow relative from paternal inheritance. *gwú may be from the same root as owú (“jealousy”), see wú (“to be jealous”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*ó-gwṹ