English
Quimbanda
Quimbanda comes from Kimbundu kimbanda ‘healer’, and goes back to Proto-Bantu *mbàndà ‘medicine man’.
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*mbàndà‘medicine man’reconstructed
- Kimbundumodernkimbanda‘healer’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentQuimbanda
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Bantuprehistoric (reconstructed)*mbàndà‘medicine man’reconstructed
- Kimbundumodernkimbanda‘healer’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentQuimbanda
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Bantu *mbàndà
Today it means
name An Afro-Brazilian religion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Bantu *mbàndà / Quimbanda