Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/bàgàdà

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

Possible cognates outside of bantu include Proto-Grassfields *báŋà (“man”).

Noun

*bàgàdà class 1

1. man, male

Descendants

• Proto-Kikongo: *-bàkàdà (“man”)
  • Kongo (H16): bakala ,yakala , mbakala