Where does “kholwa” come from?

kholwa (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu kholwa, from Zulu -wa, from Proto-Bantu -ʊa.

kholwa (Fanagalo): to believe

Definitions

  1. to believe

Ancestry of “kholwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulukholwato believe in
2Zulu-waForms passive verbs
3Proto-Bantu-ʊa—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ʊa →Every word from Zulu -wa →Every word from Zulu kholwa →