Where does “isithandwa” come from?

isithandwa (Zulu) comes from Zulu -wa, from Proto-Bantu -ʊa.

isithandwa (Zulu): lover

Definitions

  1. lover

Ancestry of “isithandwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-waForms passive verbs
2Proto-Bantu-ʊa—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ʊa →Every word from Zulu -wa →