Where does “kusafetsa” come from?

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

kusafetsa (Chichewa): the act of not causing something to die

Definitions

  1. the act of not causing something to die

Ancestry of “kusafetsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewafetsato sow
2Chichewafato die
3Proto-Bantu-kúato die
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kúa →Every word from Chichewa fa →