Where does “mafa” come from?
mafa (Swahili) comes from Swahili fa, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú-.
mafa (Swahili): cemetery, burial place
Ancestry of “mafa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | fa | to die; to stop, come to an end |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -kúa | to die |
| 3 | Proto-Atlantic-Congo | *kwwú- | — |