omuhinda

== Nyankole == === Etymology === From Proto-Rutara *-hinda. Cognate with Haya muhinda (“member of royal family in Kyamtwara, Kyanja, Karagwe, and Ihangiro”), Kerewe omuhinda (“of royal family, prince”) Rwanda-Rundi abahinda (“very good hima family”), Bukusu uwo'muhinda (“prince or princess”), Kwaya muhinda (“servant”), Kitembo mwinda (“debt”). Ultimately from Proto-Great Lakes Bantu *-hindia (authority, able person). From Proto-Bantu *-pɨnd- (“fold, hem, plait, turn, invert, change”). === Noun === omuhinda class 1 (plural abahinda class 2, augmentless muhinda, plural augmentless bahinda) prince, member of the royal clan of Ankole === References === The Historical Reconstruction of Great Lakes Bantu Cultural Vocabulary: Etymologies and Distributions‎[1], 1997, pages 130, 317 Poverty and Wealth in East Africa: A Conceptual History‎[2], 2022, page 53