Where does “ota” come from?

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

ota (Shona): to take warmth from a fire

Definitions

  1. to take warmth from a fire

Ancestry of “ota”, 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 →