Where does “mafuta” come from?

mafuta (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu amafutha, from Proto-Bantu màkútà — oil; fat.

mafuta (Fanagalo): fat, grease

Definitions

  1. fat, grease

Ancestry of “mafuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluamafuthafat, grease
2Proto-Bantumàkútàoil; fat
Every word from Proto-Bantu màkútà →Every word from Zulu amafutha →