Where does “cinthu” come from?

cinthu (Tumbuka) comes from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

cinthu (Tumbuka): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “cinthu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
2Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀

Words derived from “cinthu

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀