Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/bɛ
Proto-Yoruboid
editEtymology
editCompare 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
editVerb
edit*bɛ
Derived terms
edit- *ɔ̀-bɛ (“knife”)
- *á-bɛ (“razorblade”)