Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruba/ɔ̀-wʊ́rɔ̀
Proto-Yoruba
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editEtymology
editPerhaps from compounding, see *ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) + *wú (“to rise”) + *V-rɔ̀, compare with Ekiti òyìụ́rọ̀ and ìrọ̀lẹ́. Either from an Edekiri-form or more likely, was loaned into SEY and Itsekiri.
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edit*ɔ̀-wʊ́rɔ̀