Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kɪ̀ntʊ̀

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

From the root *-ntʊ̀ ("some, any").

Noun

*kɪ̀ntʊ̀ class 7 (plural *bìntʊ̀ class 8) [1]

thing, object

Related terms

*mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”)
*pàntʊ̀ (“place”)

Descendants

Northeast Bantu:
- Great Lakes Bantu:
  - Luganda: ekintu
  - Rwanda-Rundi: ikintu
- Northeast Coast Bantu:
  - Swahili: kitu

Nyasa:
- Chichewa: chinthu
- Tumbuka: cinthu

Shona: chinhu

References

Entry 4807 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 4807 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3