Where does “umufi” come from?

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

umufi (Zulu): dead person

Definitions

  1. dead person

Ancestry of “umufi”, 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 →
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