Where does “ubuntwana” come from?

ubuntwana (Zulu) comes from Zulu umntwana, from Zulu umuntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu.

ubuntwana (Zulu): childhood

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Zulu	umntwana	child
2	Zulu	umuntu	person, human
3	Proto-Bantu	*mʊ̀ntʊ̀	—
4	Proto-Atlantic-Congo	*-nintu	—

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