Where does “kua” come from?

kua (Kikuyu) comes from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

kua (Kikuyu): to die; to break into pieces, to fall into pieces

Definitions

  1. to die; to break into pieces, to fall into pieces

Ancestry of “kua”, step by step

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