Where does “umntfwana” come from?

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

umntfwana (Swazi): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “umntfwana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swaziumuntfuperson, human
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson

Words derived from “umntfwana

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintuEvery word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀Every word from Swazi umuntfu
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