Where does “mafuta” come from?

mafuta (Mwani) comes from Proto-Bantu màkútà — oil; fat.

mafuta (Mwani): oil, grease; fuel, petrol

Definitions

  1. oil, grease; fuel, petrol

Ancestry of “mafuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantumàkútàoil; fat
Every word from Proto-Bantu màkútà
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