Where does “motu” come from?

motu (Lingala) comes from Bangi mutu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

motu (Lingala): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “motu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangimutuman
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Bangi mutu →