Where does “tyakoula” come from?

tyakoula (Seychellois Creole) comes from Swahili chakula, from Swahili cha, from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ́ja.

tyakoula (Seychellois Creole): a light meal

Definitions

  1. a light meal

Ancestry of “tyakoula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilichakulafood
2Swahilichato dawn, to rise; to fear, be afraid
3Proto-Bantu*-tɪ́ja—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ́ja →Every word from Swahili cha →Every word from Swahili chakula →