Where does “jwa” come from?

jwa (Yao (Africa)) comes from Yao (Africa) ju-, from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- — Class 1 pronominal concord.

jwa (Yao (Africa)): Class 1 inflected form of -a

Definitions

  1. Class 1 inflected form of -a

Ancestry of “jwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)ju-Class 1 pronominal concord
2Proto-Bantu*jʊ̀-Class 1 pronominal concord

Words derived from “jwa”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *jʊ̀- →Every word from Yao (Africa) ju- →