Where does “sintfu” come from?

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

sintfu (Swazi): the human race, mankind

Definitions

  1. the human race, mankind

Ancestry of “sintfu”, 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 →