Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-dɛ

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

From *ɔ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *dɛ (“to hunt, to trap”), literally “that which hunts”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ́.dɛ̄/

Noun

*ɔ́-dɛ

hunter
trap

Descendants

Ifè: ɔɖɛ̃
Igala: ọ́dẹ
Olukumi: ọdẹ
Yoruba: ọdẹ

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