Where does “mona” come from?

mona (Lingala) comes from Kongo mona, from Proto-Bantu -bóna — to see; to find.

mona (Lingala): to see

Definitions

  1. to see

Ancestry of “mona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongomonato see
2Proto-Bantu-bónato see; to find
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bóna →Every word from Kongo mona →