Where does “umunthu” come from?
umunthu (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa munthu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu.
umunthu (Chichewa): humanity, humanness, ubuntu
Definitions
- humanity, humanness, ubuntu
Ancestry of “umunthu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chichewa | munthu | person, human being |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Atlantic-Congo | *-nintu | — |