Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ú-cu

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 *ú- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *cu, possibly a locally innovated Yoruboid root, a potential cognate could be Nupe eci or Nupe wutsú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ú.cū/

Noun

*ú-cu

1. yam

Descendants

• Igala: úchu
• Proto-Edekiri: *u-cu
  • Proto-Yoruba: *u-cu
    • Central Yoruba
      • Ekiti Yoruba: uṣu
      • Ifẹ Yoruba: uṣu
      • Igbomina Yoruba: uṣu
      • Ijẹṣa Yoruba: uṣu
      • Western Akoko Yoruba: uṣu
    • Olukumi: usu
    • Northwest Yoruba
      • Awori Yoruba: iṣu
      • Ibadan Yoruba: isu
      • Ibarapa Yoruba: isu
      • Ibọlọ Yoruba: isu
      • Onko Yoruba: ichu, isu
      • Ọyọ Yoruba: isu
      • Standard Yoruba: iṣu
    • Northeast Yoruba/Okun
      • Owe Yoruba: usu, isu
    • Western Yoruba/Ede Languages
      • Ifè: itsu
  • Proto-Itsekiri-SEY
    • Southeast Yoruba
      • Ijẹbu Yoruba: uṣu
      • Ikalẹ Yoruba: usu
      • Ilajẹ Yoruba: usu
      • Ọwọ Yoruba: uchu
      • Usẹn Yoruba: usu