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

yam

Descendants

Ifè: itsu
Olukumi: usu
Igala: úchu
Yoruba: iṣu
Northwest Yoruba: isu
- Onko Yoruba: ichu
Central; Southeast Yoruba: uṣu