Where does “kobu” come from?

kobu (Veps) comes from Proto-Bantu ngùbʊ́ — hippopotamus.

kobu (Veps): fuss, bustle; problem

Definitions

  1. fuss, bustle; problem

Ancestry of “kobu”, step by step

kobu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu ngùbʊ́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantungùbʊ́hippopotamus

via Proto-Japonic *konpo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonic*konpospider

Words derived from “kobu

Every word from Proto-Bantu ngùbʊ́