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Where does “tatua” come from?

tatua (Swahili) comes from Swahili tata, from Proto-Bantu -tat- — to entangle, be entangled.

tatua (Swahili): Conversive form of -tata: to untangle,...

Definitions

  1. Conversive form of -tata: to untangle,...

Ancestry of “tatua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilitatato tangle
2Proto-Bantu-tat-to entangle, be entangled
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