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