Where does “munthurumi” come from?

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

munthurumi (Tonga (Malawi)): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “munthurumi”, step by step

munthurumi 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) rumi

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