mundo

noun. snout, nose; cape [of land]

A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “snout, nose, cape” derived from primitive ᴹ✶mbundu under the root ᴹ√MBUD “project” (Ety/MBUD). For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would use it primarily for the noses of animals.

Cognates

• N. bunn “snout, nose; cape [of land]” ✧ Ety/MBUD

Derivations

• ᴹ✶mbundu “snout, nose; cape [of land]” ✧ Ety/MBUD
  • ᴹ√(M)BUD “jut out, project” ✧ Ety/MBUD

Element in

• ᴹQ. andamunda “elephant”
• ᴺQ. rassemunda “rhinoceros, (lit.) horn-snout”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶mbundu > mundo	[mbundu] > [mbundo] > [mundo]	✧ Ety/MBUD