lubbuu

Oromo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *lubb- (“heart, soul”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *lib- (“heart”).[1] Cognates include Afar lùbbi, Khonso luppoota, Rendille rubey, El Molo rupaiʔ, Burji lubbóo.[2]

Noun

lubbuu

  1. soul, spirit

References
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31
  2. Appleyard, David (2006) A Comparative Dictionary of Agaw languages (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 24, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 82
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