Where does “fedwa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fedwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewafato 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 Chichewa fa →