Where does “ottha” come from?

ottha (Malawi Lomwe) comes from Proto-Bantu *-jóta, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- — to burn (of a fire).

ottha (Malawi Lomwe): to warm by the fire

Definitions

  1. to warm by the fire

Ancestry of “ottha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*-jótato warm oneself
2Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-jot-to burn (of a fire)
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- →Every word from Proto-Bantu *-jóta →