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Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ó-gwṹ

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

Possibly from *ó- (nominalizing prefix) + *gwṹ (to be jealous), the root verb *gwṹ may translate to the feeling of competitively or jealousy associated with inheritance disputes and relationships among co-wives and children, who are often seeking to undermine their fellow relative from paternal inheritance. *gwú may be from the same root as owú (jealousy), see (to be jealous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ó.ɡʷṹ/

Noun

*ó-gwṹ

  1. inheritance
  2. jealousy

Descendants

  • Yoruba: ogún
  • Igala: ógwú
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