Where does “márùn-ún” come from?

márùn-ún (Yoruba) comes from Proto-Nguni mú-, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀- — 2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...

márùn-ún (Yoruba): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “márùn-ún”, step by step

márùn-ún traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni mú-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunimú-Class 1 object concord
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀-2nd person plural subject concord; Class 1 noun...

via Yoruba àrún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàrúndisease, illness
Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀- →Every word from Proto-Nguni mú- →