Where does “tiga” come from?

tiga (Kikuyu) comes from Proto-Bantu -tíga — to leave behind.

tiga (Kikuyu): to stop, to quit; to leave, to quit

Definitions

  1. to stop, to quit; to leave, to quit

Ancestry of “tiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-tígato leave behind
Every word from Proto-Bantu -tíga