Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀téndé

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Niger-Congo: compare Usaghade útén (oil palm), Mandinka téē (oil palm), Ga tɛŋ, Yoruba ùdín (kernel oil).

Noun

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*mʊ̀téndé class 3 (plural *mɪ̀téndé class 4)[1]

  1. oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) (possibly originally referring to a young oil palm)

See also

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Descendants

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References

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  • Bostoen, Koen (2005), "A diachronic onomasiological approach to early Bantu oil palm vocabulary." Studies in African Linguistics 34 (2): 143–188.