Where does “ŵanthurumi” come from?

ŵanthurumi (Tonga (Malawi)) comes from Tonga (Malawi) ŵanthu, from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀ — plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people.

Ancestry of “ŵanthurumi”, step by step

ŵanthurumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tonga (Malawi) ŵanthu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tonga (Malawi)ŵanthu
2Proto-Bantubàntʊ̀plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people

via Tonga (Malawi) rumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tonga (Malawi)rumi
Every word from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀Every word from Tonga (Malawi) ŵanthu