Where does “yekha” come from?

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

yekha (Chichewa): Class 1 and 3rd person singular form of

Definitions

  1. Class 1 and 3rd person singular form of

Ancestry of “yekha”, step by step

yekha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese kha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesekha—
2Sanskritखादतिto chew, bite, eat, devour, feed, prey upon; to...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankʰā́dati—

via Proto-Indo-European yé-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
2Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “yekha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kʰā́dati →Every word from Sanskrit खादति →Every word from Chinese kha →