Reconstruction:Proto-Yoruboid/ɛ̀-ta

Etymology
Likely from, ultimately proposed to be from , or. This is one of the most stable roots for numerals in Niger Congo, see also Proto-Yoruboid. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, see 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Possibly related to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. The -ta root is widespread in many branches of Volta-Congo and Atlantic-Congo, see 🇨🇬 (Proto-Ukaan ), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (see 🇨🇬). Also compare with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. It also likely is present in the Senufo branch of Volta-Congo, see 🇨🇬 and in Gur and Savannah languages, see 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and in some Kwa languages, see 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (Proto-Potou-Akanic). Others include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (Senegambian branch), showing a tangible Proto-Niger congo origin.

From the same root as 🇨🇬

Numeral

 * 1) three