Where does “-bomvú” come from?

-bomvú (Proto-Nguni) comes from Zulu ibomvu, from Proto-Nguni ílíbomvú — red ochre.

Ancestry of “-bomvú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluibomvured ochre
2Proto-Nguniílíbomvúred ochre

Words derived from “-bomvú”

Every word from Proto-Nguni ílíbomvú →Every word from Zulu ibomvu →