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Where does “kurira” come from?
kurira (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka kura, from Proto-Bantu -kʊ́da — to grow up.
Ancestry of “kurira”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Tumbuka
kura
to grow
2
Proto-Bantu
-kʊ́da
to grow up
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