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Where does “munhu” come from?

munhu (Tsonga) comes from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu.

munhu (Tsonga): person, human

Definitions

  1. person, human

Ancestry of “munhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintu—
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