Where does “umuntfu” come from?

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

umuntfu (Swazi): person, human

Definitions

  1. person, human

Ancestry of “umuntfu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson

Words derived from “umuntfu

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintuEvery word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀