Where does “umu-” come from?

umu- (Nyamwanga) comes from Proto-Bantu *[[jʊ̀-]][[mʊ̀-]].

umu- (Nyamwanga): Class 1 noun prefix

Definitions

  1. Class 1 noun prefix

Ancestry of “umu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*[[jʊ̀-]][[mʊ̀-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[jʊ̀-]][[mʊ̀-]]
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