Where does “ifa” come from?

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

ifa (Zulu): inheritance, estate

Definitions

  1. inheritance, estate

Ancestry of “ifa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulufato die
2Proto-Bantu-kúato die
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kúa →Every word from Zulu fa →