Where does “ŵa” come from?

ŵa (Yao (Africa)) comes from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

ŵa (Yao (Africa)): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “ŵa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ŵa”

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