Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bóna

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

Potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *bhón- (“to see”)

Verb

*-bóna (infinitive *kʊ̀bóna)[1]

  1. to see
  2. to find

Derived terms

Descendants

From *-bóna:

  • Northeast Bantu:

From *-móna:

References

  1. ^ Entry 266 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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