Where does “bantu” come from?

bantu (Finnish) comes from English bantu, from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀ — plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people.

bantu (Finnish): Bantu

Definitions

  1. Bantu

Ancestry of “bantu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbantuA member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language
2Proto-Bantubàntʊ̀plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people

Words derived from “bantu”

Every word from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀ →Every word from English bantu →