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Where does “fana” come from?
fana (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu -púana, from Proto-Bantu -púa.
fana
(Xhosa): to be like
Definitions
to be like
Ancestry of “fana”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
-púana
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2
Proto-Bantu
-púa
—
Words derived from “fana”
fanisa
fanela
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