Where does “ngubu” come from?

ngubu (Lingala) comes from Bangi ngubu, from Proto-Bantu ngùbʊ́ — hippopotamus.

ngubu (Lingala): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “ngubu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangingubuhippopotamus
2Proto-Bantungùbʊ́hippopotamus
Every word from Proto-Bantu ngùbʊ́ →Every word from Bangi ngubu →
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