Where does “vuthwa” come from?

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

vuthwa (Zulu): to mature, to ripen, to mellow

Definitions

  1. to mature, to ripen, to mellow

Ancestry of “vuthwa”, step by step

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