Proto-Bantu *[[jʊ̀-]][[mʊ̀-]]

→ Phuthi mu- (inherited)

→ Northern Ndebele umu- (inherited)

→ Southern Ndebele umu- (inherited)

→ Shona mu- (inherited)

→ Swazi umu- (inherited)

→ Tsonga mu- (inherited)

→ Venda mu- (inherited)

→ Xhosa um- (inherited)

→ Zulu umu- (inherited)