Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/é-jò

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 *é- +‎ *jò, compare with other African roots, Proto-Bantu *njókà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /é.d͡ʒò/

Noun

*é-jò

1. snake

Descendants

• Yoruba: ejò
• Yoruba: ezò (Ao dialect)
• Olukumi: ẹzò
• Igala: éjò
• Ifè: edzò

Related terms

• *é-lè (“python”)