Where does “iya” come from?

iya (Malawi Lomwe) comes from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

iya (Malawi Lomwe): to steal

Definitions

  1. to steal

Ancestry of “iya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba
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