Where does “hwa” come from?
hwa (Northern Sotho) comes from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú-.
hwa (Northern Sotho): to die
Ancestry of “hwa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | -kúa | to die |
| 2 | Proto-Atlantic-Congo | *kwwú- | — |