Where does “umbono” come from?

umbono (Southern Ndebele) comes from Southern Ndebele umu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]].

umbono (Southern Ndebele): idea

Definitions

  1. idea

Ancestry of “umbono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Southern Ndebeleumu-Class 1 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]] →Every word from Southern Ndebele umu- →