Where does “zodziwa” come from?

zodziwa (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa zo-, from Chichewa ku-, from Proto-Bantu kʊ̀- — 2nd person singular object concord; Class 15 noun...

Ancestry of “zodziwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewazo-Class 8 verbal modifier (prefix), contraction of "zaku-"/"za ku-"
2Chichewaku-Class 15 noun prefix
3Proto-Bantukʊ̀-2nd person singular object concord; Class 15 noun...
Every word from Proto-Bantu kʊ̀-Every word from Chichewa ku-Every word from Chichewa zo-