Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/ɛ-ɣɪ̃̀ɣɪ̃́

This Proto-Edekiri 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-Edekiri

Etymology

The existence of an o- prefix in Itsekiri may suggest an older origin of the term, and thus a remnant on an archaic system in which o- and e- prefixes denoted plurality

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̄.ɣɪ̃̀.ɣɪ̃́/

Noun

*ɛ-ɣɪ̃̀ɣɪ̃́

1. hail, ice

Descendants

• Proto-Yoruba: *ɛ-ɣɪ̃̀ɣɪ̃́
  • Ekiti Yoruba: ẹyị̀nyị́n
  • Yoruba: yìnyín, ìyìnyín
  • Owe Yoruba: ghinghìn
• Proto-SEY-Itsekiri
  • Ondo, Owo Yoruba: ẹghẹ̀nghẹ́n
  • Itsekiri: ọghẹ̀nghẹ́n