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Where does “cinthu” come from?
cinthu (Tumbuka) comes from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.
cinthu
(Tumbuka): thing
Definitions
thing
Ancestry of “cinthu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
kɪ̀ntʊ̀
thing, object
2
Proto-Bantu
*-ntʊ̀
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Words derived from “cinthu”
kanthu
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →
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