Where does “omunwa” come from?

omunwa (Tooro) comes from Tooro omu-, from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]].

omunwa (Tooro): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “omunwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tooroomu-Class 3 noun prefix
2Proto-Bantu*[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]
Every word from Proto-Bantu *[[gʊ́-]][[mʊ̀-]]Every word from Tooro omu-
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