Where does “chindu” come from?

chindu (Yao (Africa)) comes from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀.

Ancestry of “chindu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantukɪ̀ntʊ̀thing, object
2Proto-Bantu*-ntʊ̀—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ →Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ̀ntʊ̀ →