Where does “rúfù” come from?

rúfù (Fwe) comes from Fwe -fwà, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

rúfù (Fwe): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “rúfù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fwe-fwàto die
2Proto-Bantu-kúato die
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kúa →Every word from Fwe -fwà →