Where does “kufipirwa” come from?

kufipirwa (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka fipirwa, from Tumbuka -wa, from Proto-Bantu -úa.

Ancestry of “kufipirwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukafipirwato be dirty
2Tumbuka-waForms passive verbs
3Proto-Bantu-úa—

Words derived from “kufipirwa”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -úa →Every word from Tumbuka -wa →Every word from Tumbuka fipirwa →
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