Where does “imbwa” come from?

imbwa (Luhya) comes from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.

imbwa (Luhya): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “imbwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa-Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à
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