Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-jéda

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

Inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *jel- (“to shine, be white”).

Verb

*-jéda (infinitive *kʊ̀jéda)[1]

  1. to shine
  2. to be clear
  3. to be ripe
  4. to be favourable

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Great Lakes Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 3273 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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