Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀kʊ́jʊ̀

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

Alternative forms

  • *gʊ́mʊ̀kʊ́jʊ̀ (augmented)

Noun

*mʊ̀kʊ́jʊ̀ class 3 (plural *mɪ̀kʊ́jʊ̀ class 4)[1]

  1. (Common Bantu) fig tree (likely Ficus sycomorus)

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations.

Descendants

From mʊ̀kʊ́jʊ̀:

  • Northeast Bantu:

From mʊ̀kʊ́nyʊ̀:

  • Northeast Bantu:
    • Great Lakes Bantu:
      • Nyoro-Ganda:
  • Sabi:
    • Bemba (M42): mukunyu, extended umukunyu

References

  1. ^ Entry 2086 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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