Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/bɛ

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

Compare with Proto-Edoid *bɛ (“to slice”), Idoma bɛ, Ayere pẽ, perhaps related to Nupe ba

It is unclear if the Yoruboid form bẹ́ (found in Yoruba and Olukumi) also come from this root

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛ̄/

Verb

*bɛ

to slice, cut, peel
Synonym: *dá

Derived terms

*ɔ̀-bɛ (“knife”)
*á-bɛ (“razorblade”)

Related terms

*cá (“to hack”)

Descendants

Ifè: bɛ
Igala: bẹ
Yoruba: bẹ