Reconstruction:Proto-Grassfields/kÚ(a)

This Proto-Grassfields 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-Grassfields

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- (“to die”). Cognate with Proto-Bantu *-kúa (“to die”), Proto-Edoid *ghu (“to die”) and Proto-Yoruboid *kú (“to die”).

Verb

*kÚ(a)

  1. to die

Descendants

  • Eastern Grassfields:
    • Bamileke:
  • Ring:
    • Northern Ring:

References

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