Where does “ntu” come from?

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

ntu (Kongo): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “ntu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumʊ̀tʊ́èhead
2Proto-Benue-Congo*-to—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-túi—

Words derived from “ntu”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi →Every word from Proto-Benue-Congo *-to →Every word from Proto-Bantu mʊ̀tʊ́è →
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