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# forms instrument nouns: that with which the action is done
# forms instrument nouns: that with which the action is done
# {{lb|YCP-XX|by extension}} the means or manner of the action
# {{lb|YCP-XX|by extension}} the means or manner of the action
====Descendants====
* {{desc|YCP-XA|-ᵐbu}}
* {{desc|YCP-XB|-mu}}
* {{desc|YCP-XC|-mu}}

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Proto-Andusian

Etymology

A grammaticalization of *ᵐbu (“hand”).

Suffix

*-ᵐbu

  1. forms instrument nouns: that with which the action is done
  2. (by extension) the means or manner of the action

Descendants

  • Proto-North-Andusian: *-ᵐbu
  • Proto-South-Andusian: *-mu
  • Proto-Unterian: *-mu