Where does “wakudya” come from?

wakudya (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa wa, from Proto-Bantu bʊ́á- — Class 14 possessive concord.

wakudya (Chichewa): eater

Definitions

  1. eater

Ancestry of “wakudya”, step by step

wakudya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chichewa wa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChichewawaClass 1 inflected form of -a
2Proto-Bantubʊ́á-Class 14 possessive concord

via Chichewa kudya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewakudyaeating the act of eating
2Proto-Bantu*kʊ̀dɪ́a—
Every word from Proto-Bantu bʊ́á- →Every word from Chichewa wa →