Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀kʊ́dʊ́

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

From *-kʊ́dʊ́ (“adult, older, senior”) from *-kʊ́da (“to grow up”).

Noun

*mʊ̀kʊ́dʊ́ class 1 (plural *bàkʊ́dʊ́ class 2)[1]

  1. adult
  2. important person
  3. master
  4. older brother or older sister

Descendants

  • Nyasa:
    • Tumbuka (N21): mukuru (“older brother or sister of the same sex”)

References

  1. ^ Entry 2004 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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