Where does “くぶ” come from?

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

くぶ (Yonaguni): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “くぶ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskobufuss, bustle; problem
2Proto-Bantungùbʊ́hippopotamus
Every word from Proto-Bantu ngùbʊ́ →Every word from Veps kobu →
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