Where does “phetsa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “phetsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewaphato kill
2Proto-Bantu*-jìpato kill
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-jìpa →Every word from Chichewa pha →