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Where does “fa” come from?
fa (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.
fa
(Zulu): to die
Definitions
to die
Ancestry of “fa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
-kúa
to die
2
Proto-Atlantic-Congo
*kwwú-
to die
Words derived from “fa”
umufi
isifo
ifa
sifo
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →
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