Where does “ngombe” come from?

ngombe (Lingala) comes from Kongo ngombe, from Proto-Bantu ngòmbè — cow/ox, cattle.

ngombe (Lingala): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “ngombe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongongombecow
2Proto-Bantungòmbècow/ox, cattle
Every word from Proto-Bantu ngòmbè →Every word from Kongo ngombe →