Where does “mudûmo” come from?

mudûmo (Phuthi) comes from Proto-Nguni -duma, from Proto-Bantu -dùma — to roar.

mudûmo (Phuthi): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “mudûmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguni-dumato roar, to thunder; to be famous
2Proto-Bantu-dùmato roar
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dùma →Every word from Proto-Nguni -duma →
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