Where does “umntu” come from?

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

umntu (Xhosa): person, human

Definitions

  1. person, human

Ancestry of “umntu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson

Words derived from “umntu

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintuEvery word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀