Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tʊ́è

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

Potentially from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi. Cognates outside Bantu include Proto-Grassfields *tú` (“head”)

Noun

*mʊ̀tʊ́è class 3 (plural *mɪ̀tʊ́è class 4)[1]

  1. head

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bangi-Moi:

References

  1. ^ Entry 3023 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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