Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/á-lɛ́

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 *á- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *lɛ́ (“to become dark”), see the phrase in Yoruba, alẹ́ ti lẹ́, and similar phrase in Igala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.lɛ́/

Noun

*á-lɛ́

1. evening, night

Related terms

• *ò-ɗũ

Descendants

• Ifè: alɛ́
• Igala: ánẹ́
• Olukumi: álẹ́
• Yoruba: alẹ́