Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀kóì

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

Noun

*mʊ̀kóì class 1 (plural *bàkóì class 2)

1. relation by marriage

Descendants

• Northeast Bantu:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
    • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umukwe (“son-in-law”)
    • Kabwa (J405): omuko (“brother-in-law, sister-in-law”)
  • Northeast Coast Bantu:
    • Swahili (G42): mkwe (“in-law”)
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Xhosa (S41): umkhwe (“brother-in-law of a male”)
    • Zulu (S42): umukhwe (“father-in-law of a male”)
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): mohwe (“father-in-law of a male”)
    • Tswana (S31): mogwê (“son-in-law”)