Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-díma

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 *dim- (“to extinguish”).

Verb

*-díma (infinitive *kʊ̀díma)[1]

  1. to be extinguished
  2. to extinguish
  3. to get lost

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bangi-Tetela:
  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Northeast Coast Bantu:
  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Great Lakes Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 1046 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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