Where does “isintu” come from?

isintu (Zulu) comes from Zulu umuntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu — person.

isintu (Zulu): the human race, mankind

Definitions

  1. the human race, mankind

Ancestry of “isintu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluumuntuperson, human
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintuperson
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu →Every word from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ →Every word from Zulu umuntu →