Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ó-lĩ́
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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
A semantic shift in Igala, where the term became "tree." In Yoruba, it strictly refers to chewing stick, signifying the possibility of a root that was in general defined as things relating to wood and stick. Compare with the form equivalent in semantic meaning, *í-gĩ and Proto-Yoruba *ì-tì
Pronunciation
Noun
*ó-lĩ́