Reconstruction:Proto-Edekiri/ɛ̀-ɣɔ̀rɪ̀ɣɔ̀

This Proto-Edekiri 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-Edekiri

Etymology

Likely a Proto-Edekiri innovation, the use of a -ri- interfix is common in descendant languages, see *ì-wòrìwò, òfòrifo, ultimately *ɛ̀- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *ɣɔ̀rɪ̀ɣɔ̀ (“partial reduplication of *ɣɔ̀ "to spray, to smoke"”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̀.ɣɔ̀.rɪ̀.ɣɔ̀/

Noun

*ɛ̀-ɣɔ̀rɪ̀ɣɔ̀

smoke

Descendants

Proto-Itsekiri-SEY
- Itsekiri: èghẹ̀righọ̀
- Ondo Yoruba: eìghọ̀
- Ijebu Yoruba: èwọ̀rìwọ̀, ìwọ̀rìwọ̀
Proto-Yoruba: *ɛ̀-ɣɪ̀ɣɔ̀
- Yoruba: ẹ̀ẹ̀yọ̀
- Olukumi: èghìghọ̀

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