Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/nɲéɲèdí

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

  • *jɪ̀nɲéɲèdí (augmented class 9 form)
  • *jínɲéɲèdí (augmented class 10 form)

Etymology

From *-jéda (“to shine”).

Noun

*nɲéɲèdí class 9 (plural *nɲéɲèdí class 10)[1]

  1. star
    Synonyms: *njótà, *ntóndʊ̀à, *nconda, *tete
  2. firefly

Descendants

From nɲéɲèdí:

  • Sawabantu:

From nɲéɲè:

References

  1. ^ Entry 3315 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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