Where does “yimbwa” come from?

yimbwa (Kituba) comes from Kongo mbwa, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.

yimbwa (Kituba): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “yimbwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongombwadog
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à →Every word from Kongo mbwa →