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Where does “wa” come from?

wa (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -gʊ̀a, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *gwa.

wa (Zulu): to fall, to drop

Definitions

  1. to fall, to drop

Ancestry of “wa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-gʊ̀ato fall
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*gwa—

Words derived from “wa”

  • iwa
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *gwa →