Where does “ŵaGriki” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ŵaGriki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukaŵa-Class 2 noun prefix
2Tumbukau-2nd person singular subject concord. Translates as thou or you (singular or informal)
3Proto-Bantuʊ̀-2nd person singular subject concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu ʊ̀- →Every word from Tumbuka ŵa- →Every word from Tumbuka u- →
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