Where does “kadziwayekha” come from?

kadziwayekha (Chichewa) comes from Chichewa yekha, from Chinese kha, from Sanskrit खादति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰā́dati.

kadziwayekha (Chichewa): someone who doesn't like to share information

Definitions

  1. someone who doesn't like to share information

Ancestry of “kadziwayekha”, step by step

kadziwayekha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chichewa yekha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChichewayekhaClass 1 and 3rd person singular form of
2Chinesekha—
3Sanskritखादतिto chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon; to...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰā́dati—

via Chichewa dziwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chichewadziwato know
2Proto-Bantu*-jíjɪbato know
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰā́dati →Every word from Sanskrit खादति →Every word from Chinese kha →