Reconstruction:Proto-Atlantic-Congo/-bhúa-

This Proto-Atlantic-Congo 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-Atlantic-Congo

Noun

*-bhúa-

  1. dog

Descendants

  • Proto-Volta-Congo:
    • Proto-Volta-Niger:
      • Proto-Edoid: *A-bhωa
      • Proto-Yoruboid: *á-byá
    • Proto-Benue-Congo:
      • Proto-Bantoid:
        • Northern Bantoid:
        • Southern Bantoid:
          • Proto-Bantu: *mbʊ́à (see there for further descendants)
          • Proto-Grassfields: *bÚà (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Mukarovsky, Hans. 1976. A study of Western Nigritic, vol. 1. Wien: Institut für Ägyptologie und Afrikanistik, Universität Wien.
    • Entry 70
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