Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/í-ɓṹ

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

Perhaps related to Ibibio iwat, Ukaan é-wúrû (“hair”), Ukaan ɛwu (“beard”), Idoma onwu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /í.ɓṹ/

Noun

*í-ɓṹ

1. gray hair

Descendants

• Igala: ímú
• Yoruba: ewú
• Ekiti Yoruba: iwú, iú