Where does “apheranjiru” come from?

apheranjiru (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa phera, from Chichewa pha, from Proto-Bantu *-jìpa — to kill.

Ancestry of “apheranjiru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewapherato come across something, to discover
2Chichewaphato kill
3Proto-Bantu*-jìpato kill
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-jìpa →Every word from Chichewa pha →Every word from Chichewa phera →