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Where does “umntu” come from?

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

umntu (Xhosa): person, human

Definitions

  1. person, human

Ancestry of “umntu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “umntu”

  • ubuntwana
  • umntwana
  • ubuntu
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