Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ̀-bʊ́kɔ

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

See Edoid cognates, Yekhee uviukọ, Edo ovbukhọ, ultimately from the root *bʊ́kɔ.

  • A possible hypothesis may be that it ultimately derives from a contraction of *é-ɓó (“goat”) +‎ *-kɔ (“male, masculine”), literally “male goat”, however, it may have been older forms or simply roots of these terms. In many cognate terms for the Proto-Yoruboid word *é-ɓó (“goat”) in other languages, the vowel /ʊ/ is present, so it may be from *ɛ́-ɓʊ́ (“goat”) +‎ *-kɔ (“male”)

Pronunciation

Noun

*ɔ̀-bʊ́kɔ

  1. he-goat

Descendants

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