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Where does “umntwana” come from?

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

umntwana (Zulu): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “umntwana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluumuntuperson, human
2Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀ntʊ̀—
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-nintu—

Words derived from “umntwana”

  • ubuntwana
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