Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-kúma

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”) and Akan ɔkɔmfo (“priest”).

Verb

*-kúma (infinitive *kʊ̀kúma)[1]

  1. to be honoured, to be revered
  2. to be rich

Derived terms

  • *kúmú (“chief, rich man, medicine man”)

Descendants

From kúma:

  • Basaa:
    • Ewondo (A72): nkukuma (“king”)
  • Bushoong (C83): kúm (“chief”)

From kúmú:

  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Nyoro (J11): omufumu (“medicine man, royal advisor”)
    • Nyankole (J13): omufúmu (“medicine man”)
    • Haya (J22): omufûmu (“medicine man”)
    • Nande (J42): omúkumu (“medicine man, witchdoctor”)

References

  1. ^ Entry 2113 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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