Where does “ifa” come from?
ifa (Zulu) comes from Zulu fa, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú-.
ifa (Zulu): inheritance, estate
Ancestry of “ifa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Zulu | fa | to die |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -kúa | to die |
| 3 | Proto-Atlantic-Congo | *kwwú- | — |