Where does “vuthwa” come from?

vuthwa (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa -wa, from Proto-Bantu -úa.

vuthwa (Xhosa): to be ripe

Definitions

  1. to be ripe

Ancestry of “vuthwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosa-waForms passive verbs
2Proto-Bantu-úa—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -úa →Every word from Xhosa -wa →