Where does “akabwa” come from?

akabwa (Tooro) comes from Tooro embwa, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.

akabwa (Tooro): puppy

Definitions

  1. puppy

Ancestry of “akabwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tooroembwadog, member of the family Canidae
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à →Every word from Tooro embwa →