Where does “kumutwi” come from?

kumutwi (Ndamba) comes from Ndamba mutwi, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi.

kumutwi (Ndamba): to the head

Definitions

  1. to the head

Ancestry of “kumutwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ndambamutwihead body part
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀tʊ́èhead
3Proto-Benue-Congo*-to—
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-túi—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to →Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è →