Where does “chakudya” come from?

chakudya (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa cha, from Proto-Bantu -kéa — to dawn.

chakudya (Chichewa): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “chakudya”, step by step

chakudya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chichewa cha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewachato dawn
2Proto-Bantu-kéato dawn

via Chichewa kudya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewakudyaeating the act of eating
2Proto-Bantu*kʊ̀dɪ́a—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -kéa →Every word from Chichewa cha →