Where does “ma-” come from?

ma- (Lingala) comes from Proto-Bantu mà- — Class 6 noun prefix.

ma- (Lingala): Class 6 noun prefix

Definitions

  1. Class 6 noun prefix

Ancestry of “ma-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumà-Class 6 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu mà- →