Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɔ́-jɔ́

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

The Yoruba words ọjọ́ and ijọ́ both come from the root *-jɔ́, but it is not clear if ijọ́ comes from this specific term. Regardless the meaning of the root "jọ́" is not, but perhaps it is a local Yoruboid innovation ultimately referring to the sky or the sun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ́.d͡ʒɔ́/

Noun

*ɔ́-jɔ́

day (period of time), daytime

Proper noun

*ɔ́-jɔ́

the deity and spirit associated with the day, sunlight, and the sun. It may existed as either an aspect or a nickname/epithet for the supreme sky deity *ɔ̀-rɪ̀cà (see Òrìṣà and Ọ̀rị̀ṣà in Yoruba)

Related terms

*ɔ̀-nã́ (“yesterday”)
*ɔ̀-la (“tomorrow”)
*ó-cù (“month, moon”)
*ɛ́-bɔ (“deity”)

Descendants

Ifè: ɔdzɔ́
Igala: ọ́jọ́
Yoruba: ọjọ́
Yoruba: ijọ́?