Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ú-cu

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 *ú- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *cu, possibly a locally innovated Yoruboid root, a potential cognate could be Nupe eci or Nupe wutsú.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ú.cū/

Noun

*ú-cu

yam

Descendants

Igala: úchu
Proto-Edekiri: *u-cu
- Proto-Yoruba: *u-cu
  - Central Yoruba
    - Ekiti Yoruba: uṣu
    - Ifẹ Yoruba: uṣu
    - Igbomina Yoruba: uṣu
    - Ijẹṣa Yoruba: uṣu
    - Western Akoko Yoruba: uṣu
  - Olukumi: usu
  - Northwest Yoruba
    - Awori Yoruba: iṣu
    - Ibadan Yoruba: isu
    - Ibarapa Yoruba: isu
    - Ibọlọ Yoruba: isu
    - Onko Yoruba: ichu, isu
    - Ọyọ Yoruba: isu
    - Standard Yoruba: iṣu
  - Northeast Yoruba/Okun
    - Owe Yoruba: usu, isu
  - Western Yoruba/Ede Languages
    - Ifè: itsu
- Proto-Itsekiri-SEY
  - Southeast Yoruba
    - Ijẹbu Yoruba: uṣu
    - Ikalẹ Yoruba: usu
    - Ilajẹ Yoruba: usu
    - Ọwọ Yoruba: uchu
    - Usẹn Yoruba: usu