Where does “munthukazi” come from?

munthukazi (Tonga (Malawi)) comes from Chichewa munthu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

munthukazi (Tonga (Malawi)): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “munthukazi”, step by step

munthukazi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chichewa munthu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewamunthuperson, human being
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson

via Tonga (Malawi) kazi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tonga (Malawi)kazi—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Chichewa munthu →