Where does “akudya” come from?

akudya (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa kudya, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a.

Ancestry of “akudya”, step by step

akudya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chichewa kudya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewakudyaeating the act of eating
2Proto-Bantu*kʊ̀dɪ́a—

via Chichewa a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewaa—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a →Every word from Chichewa kudya →