Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀tʊ́è

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

Cognates outside Bantu include Proto-Grassfields *tú` (“head”)

Noun

*mʊ̀tʊ́è class 3 (plural *mɪ̀tʊ́è class 4)

1. head

Derived terms

• *-tʊ́ada

Descendants

• Proto-Jarawan: *mutu
• Boan
  • Bhele (D31): mòó
  • Kumu (D23): mɔ̌
  • Bila (D311): mòó
  • Bera (D32): mòhó
  • Amba (D22): mùhú
• Nyali:
  • Budu (D332): mʊtʊ
• Njila
  • Kimbundu (H21): mutwe
  • Umbundu (R11): utue
  • Lunda (L52): mutwi
• Ngondi-Ngiri
  • Bongili (C15): mutu
  • Mbati (C13): mòtó
• Nzebi:
  • Teke-Tyee (B73d): mutswi
• Lingala (C30B): motó
• Chichewa (N31): mutu
• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): omutwe
  • Nyoro (J11): omutwe
  • Tooro (J12): omutwe
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umutwe
  • Gusii (J42): omotwe
  • Logooli (J41): mutwi
  • Kabwa (J405): omutwe
  • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): omutwe
• Southern Bantu
  • Makhuwa (P31): muru