Where does “umu-” come from?

umu- (Lambya) comes from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]].

umu- (Lambya): Class 1 noun prefix

Definitions

  1. Class 1 noun prefix

Ancestry of “umu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]