Etymology Explorer › Chichewa

Where does “fa” come from?

fa (Chichewa) comes from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú-.

fa (Chichewa): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “fa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-kúato die
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-—
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →