Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀cáijà

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

From *-cáija "to grow old".

Noun

*mʊ̀cáijà class 1 (plural *bàcáijà class 2)

1. man (as opposed to being a woman)
2. old man

Descendants

• Great Lakes Bantu
  • Gwere (J17): musaiza
  • Luganda (J15): omusajja
  • Tooro (J12): omusaija
  • Nyoro (J11): omusaija
  • Nyankole (J13): omushaija
  • Nyambo (J21): omuseija
• Sabi
  • Bemba (M42): musajja

References

http://sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/NC/Public/pdf/PB92list-Shadeberg.pdf https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Proto-Bantu_reconstructions