Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-yà

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

Compare with Idoma onya, Ebira anya (“woman”), further etymology is unclear. The root does not resemble Proto-Yoruboid terms for "woman," see *ɔ́-bɪ̃̀rɪ̃ (“female”). Perhaps related to Nupe èyà (“friend”). May come from the same root as *ɛ́-ɲã̀ (“breast”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ́.jà/

Noun

*ɔ́-yà

  1. wife
    Antonym: *ɔ́-kɔ

Descendants

  • Ifè: aya
  • Igala: ọ́yà
  • Olukumi: aya
  • Yoruba: aya
  • Central Yoruba
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