Where does “ubuntu” come from?

ubuntu (English) comes from Xhosa ubuntu, from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ntʊ̀ — humanity, mankind.

ubuntu (English): A South African ideology focusing on people's...

Definitions

  1. A South African ideology focusing on people's...

Ancestry of “ubuntu”, step by step

ubuntu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Xhosa ubuntu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaubuntuhumaneness, solidarity
2Proto-Bantu*bʊ̀ntʊ̀humanity, mankind

via Zulu ubuntu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluubuntuhumanity, the human race; humanity, human nature;...

Words derived from “ubuntu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Xhosa ubuntu →