Where does “ciwa” come from?

ciwa (Yao (Africa)) comes from Proto-Bantu *nkúà — death.

ciwa (Yao (Africa)): death end of life, especially of a person

Definitions

  1. death end of life, especially of a person

Ancestry of “ciwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*nkúàdeath
Every word from Proto-Bantu *nkúà
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