Where does “lalwa” come from?

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

lalwa (Zulu): to be slept

Definitions

  1. to be slept

Ancestry of “lalwa”, step by step

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