Where does “liwa” come from?

liwa (Lingala) comes from Bangi liwa, from Proto-Bantu *nkúà — death.

liwa (Lingala): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “liwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangiliwadeath
2Proto-Bantu*nkúàdeath
Every word from Proto-Bantu *nkúà →Every word from Bangi liwa →
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