Where does “jímbwa” come from?

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

jímbwa (Matengo): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “jímbwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog

Words derived from “jímbwa

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa-Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à