Where does “umntwana” come from?
umntwana (Northern Ndebele) comes from Northern Ndebele umuntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu.
umntwana (Northern Ndebele): child
Ancestry of “umntwana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Ndebele | umuntu | person, human |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Atlantic-Congo | *-nintu | — |