Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ó-kó

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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

The consonant /k/ is very present in almost every basic Yoruboid root for male, see Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-kʊ̃rɪ̃ (man), Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-kɔ (husband, male).

Pronunciation

Noun

*ó-kó

  1. penis
  2. any disease of the scrotum or male genitalia area

Descendants

  • Ifè: okó
  • Igala: ókó
  • Olukumi: ókó
  • Yoruba: okó