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Where does “fa” come from?

fa (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú-.

fa (Zulu): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “fa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fa”

  • umufi
  • isifo
  • fisa
  • ifa
  • fela
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →