Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀kóì

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

Noun

*mʊ̀kóì class 1 (plural *bàkóì class 2)[1]

  1. relation by marriage

Descendants

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Great Lakes Bantu:
      • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umukwe (“son-in-law”)
      • Kabwa (J405): omuko (“brother-in-law, sister-in-law”)
    • Northeast Coast Bantu:
  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni:
    • Sotho-Tswana:
      • Sotho (S33): mohwe (“father-in-law of a male”)
      • Tswana (S31): mogwê (“son-in-law”)

References

  1. ^ Entry 7240 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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