Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-pʊ́ʊmʊda

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

Verb

*-pʊ́ʊmʊda (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

1. to breathe
2. to rest

Descendants

• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Phuthi (S404): -phumula
    • Swazi (S43): -phumula
    • Xhosa (S41): -phumla
    • Zulu (S42): -phumula
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Northern Sotho (S32): phomola
    • Sotho (S33): phomola