Where does “kifaurongo” come from?

kifaurongo (Swahili) comes from Swahili kifa, from Proto-Bantu *nkúà — death.

kifaurongo (Swahili): something that feigns death when touched, like an insect or leaf that curls up

Definitions

  1. something that feigns death when touched, like an insect or leaf that curls up

Ancestry of “kifaurongo”, step by step

kifaurongo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili kifa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahilikifaSynonym of kifo: death
2Proto-Bantu*nkúàdeath

via Swahili urongo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliurongo—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *nkúà →Every word from Swahili kifa →