Where does “umfi” come from?

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

umfi (Xhosa): dead person

Definitions

  1. dead person

Ancestry of “umfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosafato 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 Xhosa fa →