Where does “kwezga” come from?

kwezga (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka kwera, from Proto-Bantu *-kóɪda.

Ancestry of “kwezga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukakwerato go up
2Proto-Bantu*-kóɪda—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-kóɪda →Every word from Tumbuka kwera →