imvu

/îːmvú/ · noun

Meaning

sheep

Etymology / origin

From Proto-Bantu *ɪ̀ngú. Cognate with Ndonga onzi and Sotho nku.

nku(Sotho)→
onzi(ng)→
*ɪ̀ngú(bnt-pro)→
imvu (Zulu)
Relations: inh, cog, cog

Related words

*ɪ̀ngú(bnt-pro)onzi(ng)nku(Sotho)hwai(Shona)

Descendant words

hwai(Shona) (cog)
nku(Sotho) (cog)

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