Where does “buntfwana” come from?

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

buntfwana (Swazi): childhood

Definitions

  1. childhood

Ancestry of “buntfwana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swaziumntfwanachild
2Swaziumuntfuperson, human
3Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Swazi umuntfu →