Where does “likaŵa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “likaŵa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukaŵato be
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 u- →Every word from Tumbuka ŵa →