Where does “mafuta ghafi” come from?

mafuta ghafi (Swahili) comes from Swahili mafuta, from Proto-Bantu màkútà — oil; fat.

mafuta ghafi (Swahili): crude oil

Definitions

  1. crude oil

Ancestry of “mafuta ghafi”, step by step

mafuta ghafi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili mafuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimafutaoil, grease, fat; fuel, petrol
2Proto-Bantumàkútàoil; fat

via Swahili ghafi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilighafivalueless, inferior
Every word from Proto-Bantu màkútà →Every word from Swahili mafuta →