Where does “moto” come from?

moto (Mpoto) comes from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò, from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- — to burn (of a fire).

moto (Mpoto): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “moto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀jótòfire
2Proto-Bantu*-jótato warm oneself
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-jot-to burn (of a fire)
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-jóta →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò →