Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́

→ Lala (South Africa) mutsi (inherited)

→ Phuthi muti (inherited)

→ Kamba mti (inherited)

→ Kamba mũtĩ (inherited)

→ Kongo nti (inherited)

→ Kikuyu mũtĩ (inherited)

→ Luganda omuti (inherited)

→ Southern Ndebele umuthi (inherited)

→ Nzadi ote (inherited)

→ Rwanda-Rundi igiti (inherited)

→ Shona muti (inherited)

→ Swazi umutsi (inherited)

→ Swahili mti (inherited)

→ Tsonga murhi (inherited)

→ Venda muri (inherited)

→ Mwani muti (inherited)

→ Xhosa umthi (inherited)

→ Ngazidja Comorian mri (inherited)

→ Zulu umuthi (inherited)