Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruba/ɔ̀-wʊ́rɔ̀
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Proto-Yoruba[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from compounding, see *ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *wú (“to rise”) + *V-rɔ̀, compare with Ekiti òyìụ́rọ̀ and ìrọ̀lẹ́. Either from an Edekiri-form or more likely, was loaned into SEY and Itsekiri.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*ɔ̀-wʊ́rɔ̀