Where does “chinthu” come from?

chinthu (Chichewa) comes from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

chinthu (Chichewa): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “chinthu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
2Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—

Words derived from “chinthu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →