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Where does “vulwa” come from?
vulwa (Zulu) comes from Zulu -wa, from Proto-Bantu -ʊa.
vulwa
(Zulu): to be opened
Definitions
to be opened
Ancestry of “vulwa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Zulu
-wa
Forms passive verbs
2
Proto-Bantu
-ʊa
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