Where does “munthu” come from?

munthu (Chichewa) comes from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

munthu (Chichewa): person, human being

Definitions

  1. person, human being

Ancestry of “munthu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson

Words derived from “munthu”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →