Where does “fwa” come from?

fwa (Kituba) comes from Kongo fwa, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

fwa (Kituba): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “fwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongofwato 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 Kongo fwa →