Where does “ŵa” come from?

ŵa (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka u-, from Proto-Bantu ʊ̀- — 2nd person singular subject concord.

ŵa (Tumbuka): to be

Definitions

  1. to be

Ancestry of “ŵa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukau-2nd person singular subject concord. Translates as thou or you (singular or informal)
2Proto-Bantuʊ̀-2nd person singular subject concord

Words derived from “ŵa”

Every word from Proto-Bantu ʊ̀- →Every word from Tumbuka u- →