Where does “phunzitsa” come from?

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

phunzitsa (Chichewa): teach

Definitions

  1. teach

Ancestry of “phunzitsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewaphunziralearn
2Chichewapunsira—
3Chichewa-ira[[Appendix:Chichewa verbal derivation#Applicative
4Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Chichewa -ira →Every word from Chichewa punsira →