Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tɪ́

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

Cognates outside of Bantu are Proto-Grassfields *tí´ (“tree”), Yoruba ìtì (“trunk”). Potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-tí.

Noun

*mʊ̀tɪ́ class 3 (plural *mɪ̀tɪ́ class 4)[1]

  1. tree
  2. stick

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Entry 2881 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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