Where does “mbula” come from?

mbula (Lingala) comes from Bangi mbula, from Proto-Bantu mbúdà — rain.

mbula (Lingala): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “mbula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangimbularain
2Proto-Bantumbúdàrain
Every word from Proto-Bantu mbúdà →Every word from Bangi mbula →
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