Where does “abaantu” come from?

abaantu (Zinza) comes from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀ — plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people.

Ancestry of “abaantu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantubàntʊ̀plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people
Every word from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀