Where does “sinyeka” come from?

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

sinyeka (Phuthi): to suffer injuries

Definitions

  1. to suffer injuries

Ancestry of “sinyeka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthi-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs, meaning "to be (verb)able" or "to be (verb)ing"
2Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →Every word from Phuthi -eka →