Where does “mutu” come from?

mutu (Tonga (Malawi)) comes from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi.

Ancestry of “mutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀tʊ́èhead
2Proto-Benue-Congo*-to—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-túi—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to →Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è →
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