Where does “fa” come from?

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

fa (Xhosa): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “fa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-kúato die
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die

Words derived from “fa”

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