Where does “mtwe” come from?

mtwe (Yao (Africa)) comes from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi.

mtwe (Yao (Africa)): head body part

Definitions

  1. head body part

Ancestry of “mtwe”, 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 →