Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dáada

This Proto-Bantu 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-Bantu

Etymology

Can be analyzed as *-dá +‎ *-ad (“extensive”) +‎ *-a. Cognate with Igbo ụra, Yoruba lá (“to dream”), and Akan da.

Verb

*-dáada (infinitive *kʊ̀- )[1]

  1. to lie down, to sleep

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Entry 795 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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