Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɪ́-tɔ̃́

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 *ɪ́- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *tɔ̃́ (“to eject, to spit”). Perhaps related to Igbo asọ, Fon atán, and Ibibio etap. A change between /s/ and /t/ is common cross-linguistically. Proposed to be derived from Proto-Volta-Congo *-ta-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ́.tɔ̃́/

Noun

*ɪ́-tɔ̃́

1. spit, saliva

Descendants

• Ifè: itɔ́
• Igala: ítọ́
• Olukumi: ítọ́
• Yoruba: itọ́

Related terms

• *tu (“to spit”)