Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kúm
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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
Cognate with Adangme *okumo (“ritual priest chief”)
Noun
*kúm class 1[1]
Descendants
- Kongo (H16): mfumu (“Lord, King”)
- Bemba (M42): imfumu (“king”)
- Mongo (C61): nkúmú (“chief, king”)
- Sukuma (F31): lukumo (“fame”)
- Luban
- Luba-Kasai (L31): fumu (“witchdoctor”)
- Great Lakes Bantu