Where does “mpheranjiru” come from?

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

mpheranjiru (Chichewa): sorcerer who kills people or pets out of malice or on demand

Definitions

  1. sorcerer who kills people or pets out of malice or on demand

Ancestry of “mpheranjiru”, 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 →