Where does “kupangira” come from?

kupangira (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa pangira, from Chichewa -ira, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda — Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs.

Ancestry of “kupangira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewapangirato counsel, to advise
2Chichewa-ira[[Appendix:Chichewa verbal derivation#Applicative
3Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Chichewa -ira →Every word from Chichewa pangira →