Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ʊ́-gbá

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 *ʊ́- +‎ *gbá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ́.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

*ʊ́-gbá

1. calabash, gourd

Descendants

• Ifè: igbá
• Yoruba: igbá
• Yoruba: ugbá (Central, Southeast Yoruba)
• Olukumi: ugbá
• Igala: úgbá

Related terms

• *ù-ɣòɣò (“gourd”)