Where does “ŵa-” come from?

ŵa- (Yao (Africa)) comes from Proto-Bantu bá- — Class 2 pronominal concord; Class 2 subject...

ŵa- (Yao (Africa)): Class 2 pronominal concord

Definitions

  1. Class 2 pronominal concord

Ancestry of “ŵa-”, step by step

ŵa- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Bantu bá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantubá-Class 2 pronominal concord; Class 2 subject...

via Proto-Bantu gʊ́á-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantugʊ́á-Class 3 possessive concord

Words derived from “ŵa-

Every word from Proto-Bantu bá-
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