Where does “muntu” come from?

muntu (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu umuntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

muntu (Fanagalo): person, human

Definitions

  1. person, human

Ancestry of “muntu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluumuntuperson, human
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu umuntu →