Where does “yintu” come from?

yintu (Kituba) comes from Kongo ntu, from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è, from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi.

yintu (Kituba): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “yintu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongontuhead
2Proto-Bantumʊ̀tʊ́èhead
3Proto-Benue-Congo*-to—
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-túi—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to →Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è →