Where does “uluntu” come from?

uluntu (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa umntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

uluntu (Xhosa): humanity

Definitions

  1. humanity

Ancestry of “uluntu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaumntuperson, human
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Xhosa umntu →