Where does “omvuu” come from?

omvuu (Ndonga) comes from Proto-Bantu ngùbʊ́ — hippopotamus.

omvuu (Ndonga): common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Definitions

  1. common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Ancestry of “omvuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantungùbʊ́hippopotamus
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