Where does “ngoma” come from?

ngoma (Lingala) comes from Kongo ngoma, from Proto-Bantu ngòmà — drum; dance.

ngoma (Lingala): drum, tam-tam

Definitions

  1. drum, tam-tam

Ancestry of “ngoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongongomadrum
2Proto-Bantungòmàdrum; dance
Every word from Proto-Bantu ngòmà →Every word from Kongo ngoma →