Where does “wa” come from?

wa (Lingala) comes from Bangi wa, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

wa (Lingala): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “wa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangiwato 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 Bangi wa →