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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ó-kó

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 consonant /k/ is very present in almost every basic Yoruboid root for male, see Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-kʊ̃rɪ̃ (“man”), Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-kɔ (“husband, male”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ó.kó/

Noun

*ó-kó

  1. penis
  2. any disease of the scrotum or male genitalia area

Descendants
  • Ifè: okó
  • Igala: ókó
  • Olukumi: ókó
  • Yoruba: okó
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