Where does “mafuta” come from?

mafuta (Lingala) comes from Swahili mafuta, from Proto-Bantu màkútà — oil; fat.

mafuta (Lingala): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “mafuta”, step by step

mafuta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mafuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimafutaoil, grease, fat; fuel, petrol
2Proto-Bantumàkútàoil; fat

via Kongo mafuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongomafutafat
Every word from Proto-Bantu màkútà →Every word from Swahili mafuta →
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