Where does “kwa heri” come from?

kwa heri (Swahili) comes from Swahili kwa, from Proto-Bantu kʊ́á-.

kwa heri (Swahili): goodbye!

Definitions

  1. goodbye!

Ancestry of “kwa heri”, step by step

kwa heri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili kwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikwa-ly; by, with; for
2Proto-Bantukʊ́á-—

via Swahili heri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliherihappiness, good; better
2Arabicخَيْرgood, well; good, goodness; good, wealth
Every word from Proto-Bantu kʊ́á- →Every word from Swahili kwa →