Where does “vinthu vyakufipirwa” come from?

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

vinthu vyakufipirwa (Tumbuka): dark matter

Definitions

  1. dark matter

Ancestry of “vinthu vyakufipirwa”, step by step

vinthu vyakufipirwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tumbuka kufipirwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukakufipirwa—
2Tumbukafipirwato be dirty
3Tumbuka-waForms passive verbs
4Proto-Bantu-úa—

via Tumbuka vinthu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukavinthumatter
2Proto-Bantu*bìntʊ̀—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -úa →Every word from Tumbuka -wa →Every word from Tumbuka fipirwa →