< Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid
Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-la
Proto-Yoruboid
Alternative forms
- *ɔ́-ra
Etymology
Probably of local Defoid innovation, the language Ayere ɔ́lá, while its sister language Ahan has another form, found in other more distant relatives suggesting *ɔ́-la to be a much younger term. If not, perhaps it is related to Igbo àrụ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ́.lā/
Noun
*ɔ́-la
- body
Derived terms
- Igala: ọ́la
- Ifè: ara
- Olukumi: ara
- Yoruba: ara
- Ekiti Yoruba: ọra