Tiri pakuvakwa kwemba Hwaro (Foundation in English) ndipo panotangirwa kuvakwa imba pachitanga kuwarikwa zvidhinha. Hwaro kana bwaro (Raised floor of granary or of similar building). VaChewa vanoti tsinde (the base, heavy end). Mururimi rweLuwanga vanoti mulwalo (adv. underneath; below; mulwalo we imesa 'under the table').