Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-jɔ́
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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 Yoruba words ọjọ́ and ijọ́ both come from the root *-jɔ́, but it is not clear if ijọ́ comes from this specific term. Regardless the meaning of the root "jọ́" is not, but perhaps it is a local Yoruboid innovation ultimately referring to the sky or the sun.
Pronunciation
Noun
*ɔ́-jɔ́
Proper noun
*ɔ́-jɔ́
- the deity and spirit associated with the day, sunlight, and the sun. It may existed as either an aspect or a nickname/epithet for the supreme sky deity *ɔ̀-rɪ̀cà (see Òrìṣà and Ọ̀rị̀ṣà in Yoruba)