Where does “-eka” come from?

-eka (Phuthi) comes from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

-eka (Phuthi): Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing"

Definitions

  1. Forms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing"

Ancestry of “-eka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"

Words derived from “-eka”

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