Where does “luntfu” come from?

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

luntfu (Swazi): common people, the masses

Definitions

  1. common people, the masses

Ancestry of “luntfu”, 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 →