Where does “lufa” come from?

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

lufa (Swazi): crack

Definitions

  1. crack

Ancestry of “lufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swazifato die
2Proto-Bantu-kúato die
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kúa →Every word from Swazi fa →