Where does “buntfu” come from?

buntfu (Swazi) comes from Swazi umuntfu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

buntfu (Swazi): humanity, the human race

Definitions

  1. humanity, the human race

Ancestry of “buntfu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swaziumuntfuperson, human
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swazi umuntfu →