Where does “muru” come from?

muru (Malawi Lomwe) comes from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi.

muru (Malawi Lomwe): head body part

Definitions

  1. head body part

Ancestry of “muru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀tʊ́èhead
2Proto-Benue-Congo*-to—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-túi—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to →Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è →