Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/-bomvú

This Proto-Nguni 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-Nguni

Etymology

From *ílíbomvú.

Relative

*-bomvú

1. red

Derived terms

• *úbúbomvú

Descendants

• Northern Ndebele: -bomvú
• Phuthi: -bovú
• Swazi: -bovú
• Xhosa: -bomvú
• Zulu: -bomvú