Where does “butfu” come from?

butfu (Phuthi) comes from Phuthi mutfu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

butfu (Phuthi): humanity

Definitions

  1. humanity

Ancestry of “butfu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthimutfuperson, human
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Phuthi mutfu →