Where does “bawngsa” come from?

bawngsa (Zou) comes from Proto-Nguni sá-, from Proto-Bantu kíá- — Class 7 possessive concord.

bawngsa (Zou): beef

Definitions

  1. beef

Ancestry of “bawngsa”, step by step

bawngsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nguni sá-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ngunisá-Class 7 possessive concord
2Proto-Bantukíá-Class 7 possessive concord

via Zou bawng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zoubawngcow
Every word from Proto-Bantu kíá- →Every word from Proto-Nguni sá- →