Where does “mafa” come from?

mafa (Swahili) comes from Swahili fa, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

mafa (Swahili): cemetery, burial place

Definitions

  1. cemetery, burial place

Ancestry of “mafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifato die; to stop, come to an end
2Proto-Bantu-kúato die
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die

Words derived from “mafa”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kúa →Every word from Swahili fa →