Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/bɛ

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 Proto-Edoid *bɛ (“to slice”), Idoma bɛ, Ayere pẽ, perhaps related to Nupe ba

It is unclear if the Yoruboid form bẹ́ (found in Yoruba and Olukumi) also come from this root

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̄/

Verb

*bɛ

1. to slice, cut, peel

   Synonym: *dá

Derived terms

• *ɔ̀-bɛ (“knife”)
• *á-bɛ (“razorblade”)

Related terms

• *cá (“to hack”)

Descendants

• Ifè: bɛ
• Igala: bẹ
• Yoruba: bẹ