Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ̀-kʊ̃̀

Proto-Yoruboid

Etymology

Compare with Nupe èkwã̀ (“millipede”), possibly cognates may be Edo ọkhọe (“worm”), Edo okologbo (“millipede”), Ebira ukonkono, perhaps the root *kʊ̃̀ refers to crawling or insects

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̀.kʊ̃̀/

Noun

*ɔ̀-kʊ̃̀

1. millipede

Descendants

• Ifè: ɔkɔ̃̀kɔ̃̀rɔ̃̀
• Igala: ọ̀kọ̀
• Yoruba: ọ̀kùn
• Ekiti Yoruba: ọ̀kụ̀n
• Eastern Akoko Yoruba: ọ̀kùnmẹ̀